Java Programming

I wrote code to recursively search a file system from the root and return the full path and name of the file.

Problem:

I am using Windows 7 and the directory 'Documents And Settings' is hidden but is also inaccessible and causes any attempt to list() on that directory to return null.

// Grab the list of files and directories
filesAndDirs = dir.list();    <---------- is null because can not access ' Documents And Settings'
			
// Quick search of the list for our file
for (String element : filesAndDirs){   <------------------- null thrown here
   if (element.equals(searchName)){
      System.out.println("FILE FOUND");
      foundFlag = true;
      return new File(dir, element);
}

I would like to use fileAndDirs = null in order to know if the file I am searching for is never found.

When attempting to list() on a forbidden folder, is there a way to test if a folder is forbidden?

Edited by: Always Learning on Feb 26, 2011 1:18 PM

Edited by: Always Learning on Feb 26, 2011 1:23 PM

Edited by: Always Learning on Feb 26, 2011 1:25 PM