CompareFileDates.java Source code

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import java.io.File;

public class CompareFileDates {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Get the timestamp from file 1
        String f1 = "run.bat";
        long d1 = new File(f1).lastModified();

        // Get the timestamp from file 2
        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);
    }
}