Determine if a file can be read

/*
  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
*/