Returns the date and time, in coordinated universal time (UTC), that the specified file or directory was last written to.
(in mscorlib.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Shared Function GetLastWriteTimeUtc ( _
path As String _
) As DateTime
Dim path As String
Dim returnValue As DateTime
returnValue = File.GetLastWriteTimeUtc(path)
public static DateTime GetLastWriteTimeUtc(
string path
)
public:
static DateTime GetLastWriteTimeUtc(
String^ path
)
public static function GetLastWriteTimeUtc(
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 UTC 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).
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.
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
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
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