Java File.canWrite()

Syntax

File.canWrite() has the following syntax.

public boolean canWrite()

Example

In the following code shows how to use File.canWrite() method.


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import java.io.File;

public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    File f = new File("test.txt");

    // set writable to false
    f.setWritable(false);

    // returns boolean
    boolean bool = f.canWrite();

    System.out.println("Can write to test.txt: " + bool);
  }
}

The code above generates the following result.