/*
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
*/
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