Want to hide a folder using Java

I want to hide a folder using Java. Can anyone give me API to do this.
I have checked the I/O package in that only isHidden() is there which shows if the file is hidden or not. But i want to hide a folder using Java code.
Can you please help me.
Thanking you in advance

If your dealing with a Linux directory you could hide it by prepending a dot. Or, if a directory of that name already exists, prepending a number of dots. Unhiding would consist of removing all the leading dots (and this operation might not always be possible).
If it's a Windows directory you might want to look at the "attrib" command.
[http://www.computerhope.com/attribhl.htm]

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