Java File.setWritable(boolean writable)

Syntax

File.setWritable(boolean writable) has the following syntax.

public boolean setWritable(boolean writable)

Example

In the following code shows how to use File.setWritable(boolean writable) method.


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import java.io.File;

public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    File f = new File("C:/test.txt");
    boolean bool = f.setWritable(true);

    System.out.println("setWritable() succeeded?: " + bool);

    bool = f.canWrite();

    System.out.print("Is file writable?: " + bool);

  }
}

The code above generates the following result.