Edward K. answered 01/17/22
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Senior Quality Assurance Engineer 10+ Years in the Software Industry
public static void Main()
{
string path = @"c:\temp\MyTest.txt";
// Create the file if it does not exist.
if (!File.Exists(path))
{
File.Create(path);
}
FileAttributes attributes = File.GetAttributes(path);
if ((attributes & FileAttributes.Hidden) == FileAttributes.Hidden)
{
// Show the file.
attributes = RemoveAttribute(attributes, FileAttributes.Hidden);
File.SetAttributes(path, attributes);
Console.WriteLine("The {0} file is no longer hidden.", path);
}
else
{
// Hide the file.
File.SetAttributes(path, File.GetAttributes(path) | FileAttributes.Hidden);
Console.WriteLine("The {0} file is now hidden.", path);
}
}
private static FileAttributes RemoveAttribute(FileAttributes attributes, FileAttributes attributesToRemove)
{
return attributes & ~attributesToRemove;
}