Java File Touch touchFile(File file)

Description

Update last modified time of a given file to the current time

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
file	file that needs to be modified

Declaration

public static void touchFile(File file) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//from   ww w . j  a va2 s. co  m
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 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
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 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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 */

import java.io.File;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Update last modified time of a given file to the current time
     *
     * @param file file that needs to be modified
     */
    public static void touchFile(File file) {
        long timestamp = System.currentTimeMillis();
        if (!file.setLastModified(timestamp)) {
            System.err.println("Last Modified Time Update Failed");
        }
    }
}

Related

1. touch(String name)
2. touchDir(String filePath)
3. touchExisting(File file)
4. touchFile(File directory, String name)
5. touchFile(File file)
6. touchFile(String target)
7. touchOrCrash(File f)
8. touchRecursive(File f, long timestamp)