File.lastModified

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Syntax

public long lastModified()

Returns

the time the file specified by this object was last modified, or 0L if the specified file does not exist.

Description

Returns the time that the file represented by this File object was last modified.

The return value is system dependent and should only be used to compare with other values returned by last modified. It should not be interpreted as an absolute time.

Exceptions

SecurityException if a security manager exists, its checkRead method is called with the pathname of this File to see if the application is allowed read access to the file.