Java tutorial
import java.io.File; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { File f = new File("C:/test.txt"); // set read permission boolean bool = f.setReadable(true, true); System.out.println("setReadable() succeeded?: " + bool); // checks whether the file is readable bool = f.canRead(); System.out.print("Is file readable?: " + bool); } }