Compare File Dates in Java
Description
The following code shows how to compare File Dates.
Example
/* w w w . j a v a 2 s . co m*/
import java.io.File;
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
String f1 = "run.bat";
long d1 = new File(f1).lastModified();
String f2 = "build.xml";
long d2 = new File(f2).lastModified();
String relation;
if (d1 == d2)
relation = "the same age as";
else if (d1 < d2)
relation = "older than";
else
relation = "newer than";
System.out.println(f1 + " is " + relation + ' ' + f2);
}
}
The code above generates the following result.