How to check if file is Hidden in java

To check if file is hidden in java, we use java.io.File API’s isHidden() method. In this post we will see example of how we use isHidden method in code.

Example : Check If File is Hidden

package com.kscodes.sampleproject;

import java.io.File;

public class FileHiddenExample {

	public static void main(String[] args) {
		
		File file = new File("C:\\kscodes\\work\\test.txt");
		
		if(file.isHidden()){
			
			System.out.println("File test.txt is marked as Hidden");
			
		}else{
			
			System.out.println("File test.txt is NOT Hidden");
			
		}		
	}
}

package com.kscodes.sampleproject;

import java.io.File;

public class FileHiddenExample {

public static void main(String[] args) {

File file = new File("C:\\kscodes\\work\\test.txt");

if(file.isHidden()){

System.out.println("File test.txt is marked as Hidden");

}else{

System.out.println("File test.txt is NOT Hidden");

}

Please Note

File.isHidden() works differently on windows and unix.
Please see the details at the java doc –
1. File isHidden()