System.IO.FileSystemInfo.LastAccessTime Property

Gets or sets the time the current file or directory was last accessed.

Syntax

public DateTime LastAccessTime { get; set; }

Value

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Remarks

Note   This method may return an inaccurate value, because it uses native functions whose values may not be continuously updated by the operating system.

If the file described in the System.IO.FileSystemInfo object does not exist, this property will return 12:00 midnight, January 1, 1601 A.D. (C.E.) Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), adjusted to local time.

The value of the FileSystemInfo.LastAccessTimeUtc property is pre-cached if the current instance of the System.IO.FileSystemInfo object was returned from any of the following System.IO.DirectoryInfo methods:

To get the latest value, call the FileSystemInfo.Refresh method.

Requirements

Namespace: System.IO
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Assembly Versions: 1.0.5000.0, 2.0.0.0, 4.0.0.0