import java.io.*; boolean result = true; FileWriter writer = null; try { File file = new File( basedir, "target/file-mode-set-1.0-SNAPSHOT-src.dir/src/main/java/test/App.java" ); writer = new FileWriter( file ); writer.write( "This is a test." ); System.out.println( "File: " + file + " should not be writable." ); result = false; } catch( IOException e ) { result = true; } return result;