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import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;

public class ReadOnly {
  public static void main(String[] a) throws IOException {

    File f = new File("f");

    if (!f.createNewFile()) {
      System.out.println("Can't create new file.");
      return;
    }

    if (!f.canWrite()) {
      System.out.println("Can't write new file!");
      return;
    }

    if (!f.setReadOnly()) {
      System.out.println("Grrr! Can't set file read-only.");
      return;
    }

    if (f.canWrite()) {
      System.out.println("Most immutable, captain!");
      System.out
          .println("But it still says canWrite() after setReadOnly");
      return;
    } else {
      System.out.println("Logical, captain!");
      System.out
          .println("canWrite() correctly returns false after setReadOnly");
    }
  }
}


           
         
    
    
    
  

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