FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.5.0"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0-b64)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0-b64, mixed mode, sharing)


ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Windows XP

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
java.io.File::canRead reports wrong value



STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
create new file "c:/xxxxx.txt ". Deny all permissions on this file for current user.

compile & execute following code


EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
exists:true
is file:true
can read:false

IOException on read attempt.
ACTUAL -
exists:true
is file:true
can read:true
Exception in thread "main" java.io.FileNotFoundException: c:\xxxxx.txt (Access is denied)
at java.io.FileInputStream.open(Native Method)
at java.io.FileInputStream.<init>(FileInputStream.java:106)
at Test.main(Test.java:11)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
at com.intellij.rt.execution.application.AppMain.main(AppMain.java:78)


REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

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import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
public class Test {
    public static void main( String[] args ) throws IOException {
        File file = new File("c:\\xxxxx.txt");
        System.out.println( "exists:" + file.exists() );
        System.out.println( "is file:" + file.isFile() );
        System.out.println( "can read:" + file.canRead() );
        FileInputStream fileInputStream = new FileInputStream(file);
        fileInputStream.read();
        fileInputStream.close();

    }
}

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