The setWritable() method of File class is used to make a read only file writable in java. It takes a boolean value as a parameter.
Example:
package com.w3spoint;
import java.io.File;
public class WritableFileTest {
public static void main(String args[]){
try {
//File
File file = new File("D:/Test files/newTest.txt");
//Check the file is writable or read only
if(file.canWrite()){
System.out.println("File is writable.");
}else{
System.out.println("File is read only.");
}
//changing the file mode to writable
file.setWritable(true);
//Check the file is writable or read only
if(file.canWrite()){
System.out.println("File is writable.");
}else{
System.out.println("File is read only.");
}
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
} |
package com.w3spoint; import java.io.File; public class WritableFileTest {
public static void main(String args[]){
try {
//File
File file = new File("D:/Test files/newTest.txt");
//Check the file is writable or read only
if(file.canWrite()){
System.out.println("File is writable.");
}else{
System.out.println("File is read only.");
}
//changing the file mode to writable
file.setWritable(true);
//Check the file is writable or read only
if(file.canWrite()){
System.out.println("File is writable.");
}else{
System.out.println("File is read only.");
}
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
Output:
File is read only.
File is writable. |
File is read only.
File is writable.
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