Create a hidden file with Files.createFile()

[Dmitry Shebeko]

Hello!

I was wondering if there was any possibility to create a hidden file with the method Files.createFile()?

Say, would this code work out if some FileAttribute object was set correctly?

FileAttribute<Boolean> hiddenAttr = new FileAttribute<Boolean>() {
    @Override
     public String name() {
         return "dos:hidden";
     }
    @Override
     public Boolean value() {
         return Boolean.TRUE;
     }
};

Path newFile = Path.of("newfile.txt");
if (!Files.exists(newFile)) {
    Files.createFile(newFile, hiddenAttr);
}

The code above results in an java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException being thrown with the message saying

'dos:hidden' not supported as initial attribute".

[Stephan van Hulst]

The exception message implies that you can hide the file after you have created it. Have you tried that?

[Dmitry Shebeko]

Stephan van Hulst wrote:The exception message implies that you can hide the file after you have created it. Have you tried that?

Yes, I have. And Files.setAttribute(...) works just fine.
I was trying to find out whether it is possible to achieve the same via File.createFile() or not..

[Campbell Ritchie]

Don't know, but it appears not.