Interface DosFileAttributes

All Superinterfaces:: BasicFileAttributes

public interface DosFileAttributes extends BasicFileAttributes

File attributes associated with a file in a file system that supports legacy "DOS" attributes.

Usage Example:

    Path file = ...
    DosFileAttributes attrs = Files.readAttributes(file, DosFileAttributes.class);

Since:: 1.7

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`isArchive()`	Returns the value of the archive attribute.
`boolean`	`isHidden()`	Returns the value of the hidden attribute.
`boolean`	`isReadOnly()`	Returns the value of the read-only attribute.
`boolean`	`isSystem()`	Returns the value of the system attribute.

Methods declared in interface BasicFileAttributes

creationTime, fileKey, isDirectory, isOther, isRegularFile, isSymbolicLink, lastAccessTime, lastModifiedTime, size

Method Details

isReadOnly

boolean isReadOnly()

Returns the value of the read-only attribute.

This attribute is often used as a simple access control mechanism to prevent files from being deleted or updated. Whether the file system or platform does any enforcement to prevent read-only files from being updated is implementation specific.

Returns:: the value of the read-only attribute

isHidden

boolean isHidden()

Returns the value of the hidden attribute.

This attribute is often used to indicate if the file is visible to users.

Returns:: the value of the hidden attribute

isArchive

boolean isArchive()

Returns the value of the archive attribute.

This attribute is typically used by backup programs.

Returns:: the value of the archive attribute

isSystem

boolean isSystem()

Returns the value of the system attribute.

This attribute is often used to indicate that the file is a component of the operating system.

Returns:: the value of the system attribute

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