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+/*
+ * Copyright 2007-2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Sun designates this
+ * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
+ * by Sun in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara,
+ * CA 95054 USA or visit www.sun.com if you need additional information or
+ * have any questions.
+ */
+
+package java.nio.file.attribute;
+
+/**
+ * File attributes associated with a file in a file system that supports
+ * legacy "DOS" attributes.
+ *
+ * <p> The DOS attributes of a file are retrieved using a {@link
+ * DosFileAttributeView} by invoking its {@link DosFileAttributeView#readAttributes
+ * readAttributes} method.
+ *
+ * @since 1.7
+ *
+ * @see Attributes#readDosFileAttributes
+ */
+
+public interface DosFileAttributes
+    extends BasicFileAttributes
+{
+    /**
+     * Returns the value of the read-only attribute.
+     *
+     * <p> This attribute is often used as a simple access control mechanism
+     * to prevent files from being deleted or updated. Whether the file system
+     * or platform does any enforcement to prevent <em>read-only</em> files
+     * from being updated is implementation specific.
+     *
+     * @return  The value of the read-only attribute.
+     */
+    boolean isReadOnly();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the value of the hidden attribute.
+     *
+     * <p> This attribute is often used to indicate if the file is visible to
+     * users.
+     *
+     * @return  The value of the hidden attribute.
+     */
+    boolean isHidden();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the value of the archive attribute.
+     *
+     * <p> This attribute is typically used by backup programs.
+     *
+     * @return  The value of the archive attribute.
+     */
+    boolean isArchive();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the value of the system attribute.
+     *
+     * <p> This attribute is often used to indicate that the file is a component
+     * of the operating system.
+     *
+     * @return  The value of the system attribute.
+     */
+    boolean isSystem();
+}