Uses of Class java.nio.file.attribute.FileTime (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2016-04-24

## Uses of Class
java.nio.file.attribute.FileTime

- Packages that use FileTime
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.nio.file | Defines interfaces and classes for the Java virtual machine to access files, file attributes, and file systems.
  java.nio.file.attribute | Interfaces and classes providing access to file and file system attributes.
  java.util.zip | Provides classes for reading and writing the standard ZIP and GZIP file formats.

- - ### Uses of FileTime in java.nio.file

    Methods in java.nio.file that return FileTime
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static FileTime` | Files.`getLastModifiedTime(Path path, LinkOption... options)` Returns a file's last modified time.

    Methods in java.nio.file with parameters of type FileTime
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static Path` | Files.`setLastModifiedTime(Path path, FileTime time)` Updates a file's last modified time attribute.

  - ### Uses of FileTime in java.nio.file.attribute

    Methods in java.nio.file.attribute that return FileTime
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `FileTime` | BasicFileAttributes.`creationTime()` Returns the creation time.
    `static FileTime` | FileTime.`from(Instant instant)` Returns a `FileTime` representing the same point of time value on the time-line as the provided `Instant` object.
    `static FileTime` | FileTime.`from(long value, TimeUnit unit)` Returns a `FileTime` representing a value at the given unit of granularity.
    `static FileTime` | FileTime.`fromMillis(long value)` Returns a `FileTime` representing the given value in milliseconds.
    `FileTime` | BasicFileAttributes.`lastAccessTime()` Returns the time of last access.
    `FileTime` | BasicFileAttributes.`lastModifiedTime()` Returns the time of last modification.

    Methods in java.nio.file.attribute with parameters of type FileTime
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `int` | FileTime.`compareTo(FileTime other)` Compares the value of two `FileTime` objects for order.
    `void` | BasicFileAttributeView.`setTimes(FileTime lastModifiedTime, FileTime lastAccessTime, FileTime createTime)` Updates any or all of the file's last modified time, last access time, and create time attributes.

  - ### Uses of FileTime in java.util.zip

    Methods in java.util.zip that return FileTime
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `FileTime` | ZipEntry.`getCreationTime()` Returns the creation time of the entry.
    `FileTime` | ZipEntry.`getLastAccessTime()` Returns the last access time of the entry.
    `FileTime` | ZipEntry.`getLastModifiedTime()` Returns the last modification time of the entry.

    Methods in java.util.zip with parameters of type FileTime
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `ZipEntry` | ZipEntry.`setCreationTime(FileTime time)` Sets the creation time of the entry.
    `ZipEntry` | ZipEntry.`setLastAccessTime(FileTime time)` Sets the last access time of the entry.
    `ZipEntry` | ZipEntry.`setLastModifiedTime(FileTime time)` Sets the last modification time of the entry.

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