Directory.GetLastAccessTime Method

Note
This method may return an inaccurate value, because it uses native functions whose values may not be continuously updated by the operating system.

This method is identical to File.GetLastAccessTime.

If the directory described in the path parameter does not exist, this method returns 12:00 midnight, January 1, 1601 A.D. (C.E.) Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), adjusted to local time.

The path parameter is permitted to specify relative or absolute path information. Relative path information is interpreted as relative to the current working directory. To obtain the current working directory, see GetCurrentDirectory.

The path parameter is not case-sensitive.

For a list of common I/O tasks, see Common I/O Tasks.

The following example demonstrates how to use GetLastAccessTime.

using System;
using System.IO;

class Test 
{
    public static void Main() 
    {
        try 
        {
            string path = @"c:\MyDir";
            if (!Directory.Exists(path)) 
            {
                Directory.CreateDirectory(path);
            }
            Directory.SetLastAccessTime(path, new DateTime(1985,5,4));

            // Get the creation time of a well-known directory.
            DateTime dt = Directory.GetLastAccessTime(path);
            Console.WriteLine("The last access time for this directory was {0}", dt);
			
            // Update the last access time.
            Directory.SetLastAccessTime(path, DateTime.Now);
            dt = Directory.GetLastAccessTime(path);
            Console.WriteLine("The last access time for this directory was {0}", dt);
        } 

        catch (Exception e) 
        {
            Console.WriteLine("The process failed: {0}", e.ToString());
        }
    }
}

.NET Framework

.NET Framework Client Profile

• FileIOPermission 

  for reading the specified file or directory. Associated enumeration: FileIOPermissionAccess.Read

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

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