How to check if a file is hidden in Java

By mkyong | Updated: August 29, 2012

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Tags: file io java

A Java program to demonstrate the use of java.io.File isHidden() to check if a file is hidden.

package com.mkyong;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;

public class FileHidden
{
	
    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException
    {	
    	File file = new File("c:/hidden-file.txt");
    	
    	if(file.isHidden()){
    		System.out.println("This file is hidden");
    	}else{
    		System.out.println("This file is not hidden");
    	}
    }
}