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StorageFolder.Attributes Property

Definition

Gets the attributes of the current folder.

public FileAttributes Attributes { get; }

Property Value

The attributes of the current folder.

Implements

Examples

The following example shows how to check the attributes of a folder.

using Windows.Storage;
using System.Diagnostics; // For writing results to the Output window.

// Get the app's installation folder.
StorageFolder appFolder =
    Windows.ApplicationModel.Package.Current.InstalledLocation;

// Get the folder's attributes.
FileAttributes folderAttributes = appFolder.Attributes;

// Check the folder's attributes.
// Write the results to the Visual Studio Output window.
if ((folderAttributes & FileAttributes.ReadOnly) == FileAttributes.ReadOnly)
    Debug.WriteLine("The item is read-only.");
if ((folderAttributes & FileAttributes.Directory) == FileAttributes.Directory)
    Debug.WriteLine("The item is a folder.");
if ((folderAttributes & FileAttributes.Archive) == FileAttributes.Archive)
    Debug.WriteLine("The item is archived.");
if ((folderAttributes & FileAttributes.Temporary) == FileAttributes.Temporary)
    Debug.WriteLine("The item is temporary.");

Applies to

Product Versions
WinRT Build 10240, Build 10586, Build 14383, Build 15063, Build 16299, Build 17134, Build 17763, Build 18362, Build 19041, Build 20348, Build 22000, Build 22621, Build 26100