Writing a file using Java does not save the file in Mac OSx

Question

I am developing a java application in which I need to save some data in a file. I tried to use different methods, however no file gets saved and I don't receive any errors. Here is my code for saving the file:

String filename = "/Users/name.txt";
    FileWriter fstream;

    try {
        fstream = new FileWriter(filename);
        BufferedWriter out = new BufferedWriter(fstream);
        out.write("My Name is Bobby Bob");
        out.newLine();                                  
        out.flush();
        out.close();
    } 
    catch (IOException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();          
    }

I tried even making the file myself but it remains empty.

Answer 1

It's unlikely that you can write directly to the Users folder through Java on Mac OSX.

Try this to make sure:

String filename = "/Users/name.txt";
FileWriter fstream;
try {
    File file = new File(filename);
    // checking if we can write this file
    System.out.println("Can write? " + file.canWrite());
    fstream = new FileWriter(file);
    BufferedWriter out = new BufferedWriter(fstream);
    out.write("My Name is Bobby Bob");
    out.newLine();
    out.flush();
    out.close();
} catch (IOException e) {
    e.printStackTrace();
}

Output expected:

Can write? false