FileGetAttrUTF8

Gets the value of file attributes for the specified file name

Declaration

Source position: lazfileutils.pas line 114

Arguments

Function result

File attribute value for the specified file name

Description

FileGetAttrUTF8 is a Longint function used to get files attributes for the specified file name. For the Windows enviroment, GetFileAttributesW in Windows is called to the file attribute value for Filename. For UNIX-like enviroments, FileGetAttr in SysUtils is called to the the return value.

The return value contains a numeric value that can be OR-ed with the following constants to get a specific file attribute:

faReadOnly

The file is read-only

faHidden

The file is hidden (On UNIX, the filename starts with a dot)

faSysFile

The file is a system file (On UNIX, the file is a character, block or FIFO file).

faVolumeId

Volume Label (For DOS/Windows on a plain FAT - not VFAT or Fat32)

faDirectory

File is a directory

faArchive

File is ready to be archived (Not possible on UNIX)