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C# program to get last write time in UTC format of file or directory
In this C# program, we are going to learn how to get last write time in UTC format of a file or a directory? To get this, we are using 'GetLastWriteTimeUtc()' method of 'File' class.
Submitted by IncludeHelp, on November 03, 2017
Given a file and a directory and we have to find their last write time in UTC using C# program.
File.GetLastWriteTimeUtc()
This is a method of "File class, it is used to get the last write time in UTC format of given file/directory.
Syntax:
File.GetLastWriteTimeUtc(path);
Parameter(s):
- path - Location of file or directory.
Last write time contains following detail:
- Date
- Month
- Year
- Hour
- Minute
- Second
- AM/PM
Program
using System;
using System.IO;
namespace ConsoleApplication1
{
class Program
{
static void Main()
{
DateTime dt1;
DateTime dt2;
dt1 = File.GetLastWriteTimeUtc("ABC.TXT");
Console.WriteLine("Last Write Time in UTC of file(ABC.TXT) : " + dt1);
dt2 = File.GetLastWriteTimeUtc("mydir");
Console.WriteLine("Last Write Time in UTC of directory(mydir) : " + dt2);
}
}
}
Output
Last Write Time in UTC of file(ABC.TXT) : 10/31/2017 9:38:13 PM
Last Write Time in UTC of directory(mydir) : 10/31/2017 9:08:23 PM
Note: In above program, we need to remember, when we use "File" class, System.IO namespace must be included in the program.
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