How to check if a file is readable?

Question

I\'m writing Java 6 application and I have to check if a file is readable. However, on Windows canRead() always returns true. So I see that probabl

Answer 1

Try to use the following code

public boolean checkFileCanRead(File file){
    try {
        FileReader fileReader = new FileReader(file.getAbsolutePath());
        fileReader.read();
        fileReader.close();
    } catch (Exception e) {
        LOGGER.debug("Exception when checking if file could be read with message:"+e.getMessage(), e);
        return false;
    }
    return true;
}