Returns the date and time the specified file or directory was last written to.
(in mscorlib.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Shared Function GetLastWriteTime ( _
path As String _
) As DateTime
Dim path As String
Dim returnValue As DateTime
returnValue = File.GetLastWriteTime(path)
public static DateTime GetLastWriteTime(
string path
)
public:
static DateTime GetLastWriteTime(
String^ path
)
public static function GetLastWriteTime(
path : String
) : DateTime
Parameters
- path
- Type: System..::.String
The file or directory for which to obtain write date and time information.
Return Value
Type:
System..::.DateTimeA DateTime structure set to the date and time that the specified file or directory was last written to. This value is expressed in local time.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|
| UnauthorizedAccessException | The caller does not have the required permission. |
| ArgumentException |
path is a zero-length string, contains only white space, or contains one or more invalid characters as defined by InvalidPathChars. |
| ArgumentNullException |
path is nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic). |
| PathTooLongException | The specified path, file name, or both exceed the system-defined maximum length. For example, on Windows-based platforms, paths must be less than 248 characters, and file names must be less than 260 characters. |
| NotSupportedException |
path is in an invalid format. |
.gif) Note: |
|---|
This method may return an inaccurate value, because it uses native functions whose values may not be continuously updated by the operating system. |
If the file 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.
For a list of common I/O tasks, see Common I/O Tasks.
The following example demonstrates GetLastWriteTime.
Imports System
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Text
Public Class Test
Public Shared Sub Main()
Try
Dim path As String = "c:\Temp\MyTest.txt"
If File.Exists(path) = False Then
File.Create(path)
Else
' Take some action that will affect the write time.
File.SetLastWriteTime(path, New DateTime(1985, 4, 3))
End If
'Get the creation time of a well-known directory.
Dim dt As DateTime = File.GetLastWriteTime(path)
Console.WriteLine("The last write time for this file was {0}.", dt)
'Update the last write time.
File.SetLastWriteTime(path, DateTime.Now)
dt = File.GetLastWriteTime(path)
Console.WriteLine("The last write time for this file was {0}.", dt)
Catch e As Exception
Console.WriteLine("The process failed: {0}", e.ToString())
End Try
End Sub
End Class
using System;
using System.IO;
class Test
{
public static void Main()
{
try
{
string path = @"c:\Temp\MyTest.txt";
if (!File.Exists(path))
{
File.Create(path);
}
else
{
// Take an action that will affect the write time.
File.SetLastWriteTime(path, new DateTime(1985,4,3));
}
// Get the creation time of a well-known directory.
DateTime dt = File.GetLastWriteTime(path);
Console.WriteLine("The last write time for this file was {0}.", dt);
// Update the last write time.
File.SetLastWriteTime(path, DateTime.Now);
dt = File.GetLastWriteTime(path);
Console.WriteLine("The last write time for this file was {0}.", dt);
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Console.WriteLine("The process failed: {0}", e.ToString());
}
}
}
using namespace System;
using namespace System::IO;
int main()
{
try
{
String^ path = "c:\\Temp\\MyTest.txt";
if ( !File::Exists( path ) )
{
File::Create( path );
}
else
{
// Take an action that will affect the write time.
File::SetLastWriteTime( path, DateTime(1985,4,3) );
}
// Get the creation time of a well-known directory.
DateTime dt = File::GetLastWriteTime( path );
Console::WriteLine( "The last write time for this file was {0}.", dt );
// Update the last write time.
File::SetLastWriteTime( path, DateTime::Now );
dt = File::GetLastWriteTime( path );
Console::WriteLine( "The last write time for this file was {0}.", dt );
}
catch ( Exception^ e )
{
Console::WriteLine( "The process failed: {0}", e );
}
}
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Xbox 360, Zune
The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
.NET Compact Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 2.0, 1.0
XNA Framework
Supported in: 3.0, 2.0, 1.0
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