Directory.GetLastAccessTime Method

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

Namespace:  System.IO
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

Public Shared Function GetLastAccessTime ( _
    path As String _
) As DateTime
public static DateTime GetLastAccessTime(
    string path
)

Parameters

  • path
    Type: System..::.String
    The file or directory for which to obtain access date and time information.

Return Value

Type: System..::.DateTime
A DateTime structure set to the date and time the specified file or directory was last accessed. This value is expressed in local time.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
UnauthorizedAccessException

The caller does not have the required permission.

ArgumentException

path is a zero-length string, contains only white space, or contains one or more invalid characters.

ArgumentNullException

path is nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

PathTooLongException

The specified path, file name, or both exceed the system-defined maximum length. For example, on Windows-based platforms, paths must be less than 248 characters and file names must be less than 260 characters.

NotSupportedException

The path parameter is in an invalid format.

Remarks

Version Notes

Windows Phone

 This member has a SecurityCriticalAttribute attribute. This attribute restricts this member to internal use. Application code that uses this member throws a MethodAccessException.

Version Information

Windows Phone OS

Supported in: 8.1, 8.0, 7.1, 7.0

Platforms

Windows Phone

See Also

Reference

Directory Class

System.IO Namespace