How to Set File Attribute using C#

Are you new to input/output operation in C#. This example will help you to set file attributes in C#. There are four file attributes available with file

1. Hidden
2. Archive
3. System
4. ReadOnly

By using following code you can change the attributes of any file.

C# Code to Change File Attributes:

using System;
using System.IO;

namespace MyApp
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            string file_location = @"c:\myfile.txt";

            //set normal file
            File.SetAttributes(file_location, FileAttributes.Normal);

            bool bReadOnly = ((File.GetAttributes(file_location) & FileAttributes.ReadOnly) == FileAttributes.ReadOnly);
            Console.WriteLine("ReadOnly Attribute: " + bReadOnly.ToString());

            // set archive and read only attributes
            File.SetAttributes(file_location, FileAttributes.Archive |
                                         FileAttributes.ReadOnly);

            bReadOnly = ((File.GetAttributes(file_location) & FileAttributes.ReadOnly) == FileAttributes.ReadOnly);
            Console.WriteLine("ReadOnly Attribute: " + bReadOnly.ToString());

            bool bArchive = ((File.GetAttributes(file_location) & FileAttributes.Archive) == FileAttributes.Archive);
            Console.WriteLine("Archive Attribute: " + bArchive.ToString());

            Console.ReadLine();
        }

    }
}