How to Check If A File is Hidden in Java?
File.isHidden()
Tests whether the file named by this abstract pathname is a hidden file. The exact definition of hidden is system-dependent. On UNIX systems, a file is considered to be hidden if its name begins with a period character ('.'). On Microsoft Windows systems, a file is considered to be hidden if it has been marked as such in the filesystem.
Returns:
true if and only if the file denoted by this abstract pathname is hidden according to the conventions of the underlying platform.
Throws:
SecurityException – If a security manager exists and its SecurityManager.checkRead(java.lang.String) method denies read access to the file.
package com.crunchify.tutorials;
import java.io.File;
/**
* @author Crunchify.com
*/
public class CrunchifyIfFileHidden {
public static void main(String[] args) {
File file = new File("/Users/<username>/Documents/log.txt");
if(file.isHidden()){
System.out.println("This file is hidden");
}else{
System.out.println("This file is not hidden");
}
}
}