/*
Determine if a file can be read
This Java example shows how to determine if a particular file has a read permission
using canRead method of Java File class.
*/
import java.io.*;
public class DetermineReadFile {
public static void main(String[] args) {
//create file path
String filePath = "C:/FileIO/ReadText.txt";
//create File object
File file = new File(filePath);
/*
* To determine whether a particular file can be read use,
* boolean canRead() method of Java File class.
*
* This method returns true IF AND ONLY IF the file exists and it
* can be read (file has a read permission).
*/
if(file.canRead())
{
System.out.println("File " + file.getPath() +" can be read");
}
else
{
System.out.println("File " + file.getPath() +" can not be read");
}
}
}
/*
Output would be
File C:\FileIO\ReadText.txt can be read
*/
