Hidden files will not be shown by default, can diplay them if required

library/src/main/java/com/nononsenseapps/filepicker/AbstractFilePickerFragment.java

@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractFilePickerFragment<T> extends Fragment
     protected T mCurrentPath = null;
     protected boolean allowCreateDir = false;
     protected boolean allowMultiple = false;
+    protected boolean showHiddenItems = false;
     protected OnFilePickedListener mListener;
     protected FileItemAdapter<T> mAdapter = null;
     protected TextView mCurrentDirView;
@@ -404,6 +405,14 @@ public abstract class AbstractFilePickerFragment<T> extends Fragment
         return true;
     }
 
+    public void showHiddenItems(boolean showHiddenItems){
+        this.showHiddenItems = showHiddenItems;
+    }
+
+    public boolean areHiddenItemsShown(){
+        return showHiddenItems;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Instantiate and return a new Loader for the given ID.
      *

library/src/main/java/com/nononsenseapps/filepicker/FilePickerFragment.java

@@ -297,14 +297,18 @@ public class FilePickerFragment extends AbstractFilePickerFragment<File> {
     /**
      * Used by the list to determine whether a file should be displayed or not.
      * Default behavior is to always display folders. If files can be selected,
-     * then files are also displayed. Override this method to enable other
+     * then files are also displayed. Set the showHiddenFiles property to show
+     * hidden file. Default behaviour is to hide hidden files. Override this method to enable other
      * filtering behaviour, like only displaying files with specific extensions (.zip, .txt, etc).
      *
      * @param file to maybe add. Can be either a directory or file.
      * @return True if item should be added to the list, false otherwise
      */
     protected boolean isItemVisible(final File file) {
-        return isDir(file) || (mode == MODE_FILE || mode == MODE_FILE_AND_DIR);
+        if(!showHiddenFiles && file.isHidden()){
+            return false;
+        }
+        return (isDir(file) || (mode == MODE_FILE || mode == MODE_FILE_AND_DIR);
     }
 
     /**