Files.IsHidden(IPath) Method
Definition
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Tells whether or not a file is considered <em>hidden</em>.
[Android.Runtime.Register("isHidden", "(Ljava/nio/file/Path;)Z", "", ApiSince=26)]
public static bool IsHidden (Java.Nio.FileNio.IPath? path);[<Android.Runtime.Register("isHidden", "(Ljava/nio/file/Path;)Z", "", ApiSince=26)>]
static member IsHidden : Java.Nio.FileNio.IPath -> boolParameters
- path
- IPath
the path to the file to test
Returns
true if the file is considered hidden
- Attributes
Remarks
Tells whether or not a file is considered <em>hidden</em>. The exact definition of hidden is platform or provider dependent. On UNIX for example a file is considered to be hidden if its name begins with a period character ('.'). On Windows a file is considered hidden if it isn't a directory and the DOS DosFileAttributes#isHidden hidden attribute is set.
Depending on the implementation this method may require to access the file system to determine if the file is considered hidden.
Java documentation for java.nio.file.Files.isHidden(java.nio.file.Path).
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