Modern Fs FileInfo NativeAttributes

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FileInfo.NativeAttributes

Returns the raw attribute word: attributes on Windows, mode bits on Linux and macOS.

Syntax

FileInfo.NativeAttributes( )

Notes

• dwFileAttributes / st_mode

Examples

#import "std/fs"
using fs

dim td as FsResultUStr = CreateTempDir( "fbdoc" )
dim as ustring dir_ = td.Value( )
dim as ustring p = PathJoin( dir_, "f.txt" )
WriteAllText( p, "hello" )

'' The raw platform word: dwFileAttributes on Windows, st_mode on
'' POSIX.
dim info as FileInfo = Stat( p ).Value( )

print info.NativeAttributes( ) > 0       '' -1 (true)

'' CODE USING IT IS PLATFORM CODE, by definition -- the bits mean
'' different things on each side. Prefer IsReadOnly, IsHidden and the
'' rest wherever they cover the question.

RemoveDirAll( dir_ )

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Library: Filesystem Library
Category: Filesystem
Documented under: Metadata