ChangeFileAttributesAtPath Method (attributes, path)

Changes the attributes of a given file or directory. (Deprecated in Mac OS X v10.5. Use setAttributes:ofItemAtPath:error: instead.)

Original signature is '- (BOOL)changeFileAttributes:(NSDictionary *)attributes atPath:(NSString *)path'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

Declaration Syntax

Visual Basic

Visual C++

[ObsoleteAttribute("Deprecated in Mac OS X v10.5. Use setAttributes:ofItemAtPath:error: instead.")]
public virtual bool ChangeFileAttributesAtPath(
	NSDictionary attributes,
	NSString path
)

<ObsoleteAttribute("Deprecated in Mac OS X v10.5. Use setAttributes:ofItemAtPath:error: instead.")> _
Public Overridable Function ChangeFileAttributesAtPath ( _
	attributes As NSDictionary, _
	path As NSString _
) As Boolean

[ObsoleteAttribute(L"Deprecated in Mac OS X v10.5. Use setAttributes:ofItemAtPath:error: instead.")]
public:
virtual bool ChangeFileAttributesAtPath(
	NSDictionary^ attributes, 
	NSString^ path
)

Parameters

attributes (NSDictionary): A dictionary containing as keys the attributes to set for path and as values the corresponding value for the attribute. You can set following: NSFileBusy, NSFileCreationDate, NSFileExtensionHidden, NSFileGroupOwnerAccountID, NSFileGroupOwnerAccountName, NSFileHFSCreatorCode, NSFileHFSTypeCode, NSFileImmutable, NSFileModificationDate, NSFileOwnerAccountID, NSFileOwnerAccountName, NSFilePosixPermissions. You can change single attributes or any combination of attributes; you need not specify keys for all attributes.

path (NSString): A path to a file or directory.

Return Value

YES if all changes succeed. If any change fails, returns NO, but it is undefined whether any changes actually occurred.

Version Information

Available in Monobjc Bridge: 10.6 (For Mac OS X 10.6 and later), 10.5 (For Mac OS X 10.5 and later)

Assembly: Monobjc.Foundation (Module: Monobjc.Foundation)