Java Exercises: Get last modified time of a file

Java Input-Output: Exercise-7 with Solution

Write a Java program to get last modified time of a file.

Sample Solution:

Java Code:

import java.io.File;
import java.util.Date;

public class Example7 {
       public static void main(String[] args) {
       File file = new File("test.txt");
       Date date=new Date(file.lastModified());
	   System.out.println("\nThe file was last modified on: "+date+"\n");	   
     }
}

Sample Output:

The file was last modified on: Thu Jan 01 05:30:00 IST 1970

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