C# File GetLastAccessTime

Description

File GetLastAccessTime Returns the date and time the specified file or directory was last accessed.

Syntax

File.GetLastAccessTime has the following syntax.

public static DateTime GetLastAccessTime(
  string path
)

Parameters

File.GetLastAccessTime has the following parameters.

• path - The file or directory for which to obtain access date and time information.

Returns

File.GetLastAccessTime method returns A DateTime structure set to the date and time that the specified file or directory was last accessed. This value is expressed in local time.

Example

The following example demonstrates GetLastAccessTime.

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using System;
using System.IO;

class Test 
{
    public static void Main() 
    {
        string path = @"c:\Temp\MyTest.txt";
        File.SetLastAccessTime(path, new DateTime(1985,5,4));

        DateTime dt = File.GetLastAccessTime(path);
        Console.WriteLine("The last access time for this file was {0}.", dt);
      
    }
}