Article
11/18/2011

File.SetAttributes Method

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This member can be used only by trusted applications. If you try to use this member in a partial-trust application, your code will throw a MethodAccessException exception. This member is security-critical, which restricts its use.

[SECURITY CRITICAL]

Sets the specified FileAttributes of the file on the specified path.

Namespace: System.IO
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<SecurityCriticalAttribute> _
Public Shared Sub SetAttributes ( _
    path As String, _
    fileAttributes As FileAttributes _
)

[SecurityCriticalAttribute]
public static void SetAttributes(
    string path,
    FileAttributes fileAttributes
)

Parameters

path
Type: System.String
The path to the file.

fileAttributes
Type: System.IO.FileAttributes
A bitwise combination of the enumeration values.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.