Checking /Viewing Unix file permissions

Question

Is there a way for me to check file permissions (In Java) under unix, without having to call a system dependent function. (ie Runtime.getRuntime(); run.exec(....))
Any help would be greatly appreicated.
Curtney

Answer 1

Thank you for replying.
You are correct, I can detect ile permissions by using these functions, more specifically whether the current running application is able to read/write to a particular file.
However, I am interest in knowing the file permissions /attributes
for user and group on the unix file system despite whether the current running application can read/write to a particular file.
ie,
-rw-rw--r-- 1 username groupname size date .... filename
I have searched and I believe, currently, there is not a class/member function that accomplishes the above.
Again, Thanks for responding.
Curtney