The behavior of the file lock is platform-dependent. On some platforms, the file lock is advisory, which means that unless an application checks for a file lock, it will not be prevented from accessing the file. On other platforms, the file lock is mandatory, which means that a file lock prevents any application from accessing the file.
try { // Get a file channel for the file File file = new File("filename"); FileChannel channel = new RandomAccessFile(file, "rw").getChannel(); // Use the file channel to create a lock on the file. // This method blocks until it can retrieve the lock. FileLock lock = channel.lock(); // Try acquiring the lock without blocking. This method returns // null or throws an exception if the file is already locked. try { lock = channel.tryLock(); } catch (OverlappingFileLockException e) { // File is already locked in this thread or virtual machine } // Release the lock lock.release(); // Close the file channel.close(); } catch (Exception e) { }