[jcifs] Issue: hidden children omitted from folder content li st

[Wang, Tony]

I think this is the incompatibility of java.io.File itself. Hidden files are
hidden so ... there hidden. It makes sense to me. 

-----Original Message-----
From: Julian Reschke [mailto:julian.reschke at gmx.de] 
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 5:51 PM
To: Michael B Allen
Cc: jcifs at lists.samba.org
Subject: Re: [jcifs] Issue: hidden children omitted from folder content list


Michael B Allen wrote:

> Julian Reschke said:
> 
>>		smb.setAttributes(smb.getAttributes() | smb.ATTR_HIDDEN);
>>
>>		System.out.println("folder child count: " +
folder.list().length);
>>	}
>>
>>yields:
>>
>>folder child count: 0
> 
> 
> This is by design. Hidden files are hidden so ... there hidden. You 
> will need to use SmbFileFilter to indicate all file types should be 
> returned.

Well, it's another incompatibility to java.io.File. If this is by 
design, please note it in the documentation.

Regards, Julian

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