How do I sort files base on their last modified date?
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This example demonstrate how to use Apache Commons IO's LastModifiedFileComparator class to sort files base on their last modified date in ascending and descending order.
package org.kodejava.example.commons.io;
import org.apache.commons.io.comparator.LastModifiedFileComparator;
import java.io.File;
import java.util.Arrays;
public class FileSortLastModified {
public static void main(String[] args) {
File dir = new File("/home/username/Temp");
File[] files = dir.listFiles();
//
// Sort files in ascending order base on last modification date.
//
Arrays.sort(files, LastModifiedFileComparator.LASTMODIFIED_COMPARATOR);
for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
File file = files[i];
System.out.printf("File %s - %2$tm %2$te,%2$tY%n= ", file.getName(),
file.lastModified());
}
System.out.printf("--------------------------------------------------");
//
// Sort files in descending order base on last modification date.
//
Arrays.sort(files, LastModifiedFileComparator.LASTMODIFIED_REVERSE);
for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
File file = files[i];
System.out.printf("File %s - %2$tm %2$te,%2$tY%n= ", file.getName(),
file.lastModified());
}
}
}
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