Java IO Tutorial - Java File.setExecutable(boolean executable)

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Syntax

File.setExecutable(boolean executable) has the following syntax.

public boolean setExecutable(boolean executable)

Example

In the following code shows how to use File.setExecutable(boolean executable) method.

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import java.io.File;

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

    boolean bool = f.setExecutable(true);

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

    bool = f.canExecute();

    System.out.print("Can execute?: " + bool);

  }
}

The code above generates the following result.

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