java.io

How to check whether file is writable or file has write permission in java?

Below java code shows how to check whether file is writable or file has write permission –

[java]
/****************************************************************************************
* Created on 08-2011 Copyright(c) https://kodehelp.com All Rights Reserved.
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package com.kodehelp.javaio;

import java.io.File;

/**
* Created by https://kodehelp.com
* Date: 8/27/11
*/
public class CanWriteFile {
public static void main(String args[]){
File file = new File("/demo.txt");
System.out.println(file.canWrite() ? "is writable" : "is not writable");
}
}
[/java]

1 Comment

  1. Nice tip but this can  be more easily done in 3 lines by using Guava library as shown in <a href=”http://javarevisited.blogspot.hk/2012/08/convert-inputstream-to-string-java-example-tutorial.html”>5 ways to convert InputStream to String in Java</a>

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