Determine if File or Directory is hidden

/*
  Determine if File or Directory is hidden
  This Java example shows how to determine if a particular file or directory is
  hidden using isHidden method of Java File class.
*/
 
import java.io.*;
 
public class DetermineHiddenFileOrDirectory {
 
  public static void main(String[] args) {
 
    //create file object
    File file = new File("C://FileIO//HiddenDemo.txt");
 
    /*
     * To check whether file or directory denoted by File object is hidden, use
     * boolean isHidden() method of Java file class.
     *
     * This method returns true if file or directory denoted by File object
     * EXISTS and it is hidden.
     *
     */
 
     boolean blnHidden = file.isHidden();
 
     System.out.println("Is " + file.getPath() + " hidden ?: " + blnHidden);
  }
}
 
/*
Output would be
Is C:\FileIO\HiddenDemo.txt hidden ?: true
*/