SftDirectoryFolder.Attributes Property	Softel vdm, Inc.

Returns the file/folder's attributes.

Syntax       

	Get
		VB.NET	Value = object.Attributes  As Integer
		VB	Value = object.Attributes  As Long
		C#.NET	int Value = object.Attributes;
		VC++	long Value = object->Attributes; long Value = object->GetAttributes();
		C	HRESULT object->get_Attributes(long* Value);
		Delphi	Value := object.Attributes   : Integer;

object

A SftDirectoryFolder object.

Value

Returns the folder's attributes.  These are obtained using the Windows Shell IShellFolder interface, GetAttributesOf function.  Details about this function can be found in the Windows documentation.  The following values are currently defined and can occur in any combination:

Value♣	Value	Description
SFGAO_BROWSABLE	0x08000000L	Can be browsed in place.
SFGAO_CANCOPY	1	Can be copied (same value as the DROPEFFECT_COPY flag).
SFGAO_CANDELETE	0x00000020L	Can be deleted.
SFGAO_CANLINK	4	Shortcuts can be created.
SFGAO_CANMOVE	2	Can be moved.
SFGAO_CANRENAME	0x00000010L	Can be renamed.
SFGAO_COMPRESSED	0x04000000L	Compressed.
SFGAO_DROPTARGET	0x00000100L	Possible drop target.
SFGAO_ENCRYPTED	0x00002000L	Encrypted.
SFGAO_FILESYSANCESTOR	0x10000000L	The folder contains one or more file system folders.
SFGAO_FILESYSTEM	0x40000000L	The item is part of the file system (that is a file, directory or root directory).
SFGAO_FOLDER	0x20000000L	The item is a folder.
SFGAO_GHOSTED	0x00008000L	The item should be displayed using a ghosted icon.
SFGAO_HASPROPSHEET	0x00000040L	Has property sheets.
SFGAO_HASSUBFOLDER	0x80000000L	The folder may have subfolders and is potentially expandable.
SFGAO_HIDDEN	0x00080000L	Hidden item.
SFGAO_ISSLOW	0x00004000L	Accessing the object is a slow operation.
SFGAO_LINK	0x00010000L	Item is a shortcut.
SFGAO_NEWCONTENT	0x00200000L	Contains new content.
SFGAO_READONLY	0x00040000L	Read/only.
SFGAO_REMOVABLE	0x02000000L	On removable media.
SFGAO_SHARE	0x00020000L	Shared.
SFGAO_STORAGE	0x00000008L	The item can be bound to an IStorage interface through IShellFolder::BindToObject.
SFGAO_STORAGEANCESTOR	0x00800000L	Children of this item may be accessible through IStream or IStorage.
SFGAO_STREAM	0x00400000L	Indicates that the item has a stream associated with it that can be accessed by a call to IShellFolder::BindToObject.
SFGAO_VALIDATE	0x01000000L	Validate cached information.

Note: The symbolic names (such as SFGAO_BROWSABLE) are not predefined and have to be defined explicitly by the application or the actual value must be used. C and C++ applications can find these symbols in ShObjIdl.h, which is part of Visual C++ or the Microsoft Platform SDK.

Comments

The Attributes property returns the file/folder's attributes.

The Attributes2 property returns additional file/folder attributes.

The IsFile, IsFolder and IsLink properties can be used to determine a file/folder's basic type. For additional information about the file/folder, the Attributes and Attributes2 properties can be used.