File.SetCreationTimeUtc() Method in C# with Examples
Last Updated :
09 Mar, 2021
File.SetCreationTimeUtc(String, DateTime) is an inbuilt File class method that is used to set the date and time, in coordinated universal time (UTC), that the file was created.
Syntax:
public static void SetCreationTimeUtc (string path, DateTime creationTimeUtc);
Parameter: This function accepts two parameters which are illustrated below:
- path: The specified file for which to set the creation date and time information.
- creationTimeUtc: The UTC Date and time containing the value to set for the creation of path.
Exceptions:
- FileNotFoundException: The specified path was not found.
- ArgumentException: The path is a zero-length string, contains only white space, or one or more invalid characters as defined by InvalidPathChars.
- ArgumentNullException: The path is null.
- PathTooLongException: The specified path, file name, or both exceed the system-defined maximum length.
- IOException: An I/O error occurred while performing the operation.
- ArgumentOutOfRangeException: The creation Time specifies a value outside the range of dates, times, or both permitted for this operation.
- UnauthorizedAccessException: The caller does not have the required permission.
- NotSupportedException: The path is in an invalid format.
Below are the programs to illustrate the File.SetCreationTimeUtc(String, DateTime) method.
Program 1: Before running the below code, a file file.txt is created with some contents shown below-
C#
using System;
using System.IO;
class GFG {
static void Main()
{
DateTime D1 = new DateTime(2017, 12, 25, 2, 6, 8);
File.SetCreationTimeUtc( "file.txt" , D1);
DateTime D2 = File.GetCreationTimeUtc( "file.txt" );
Console.WriteLine( "The File Creation Time in UTC is : " + D2.ToString());
}
}
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Output:
The File Creation Time in UTC is : 25/12/2017 02:06:08 AM
Program 2: Before running the below code, a file file.txt is created with some contents shown below:
C#
using System;
using System.IO;
class GFG {
static void Main()
{
DateTime D1 = File.GetCreationTimeUtc( "file.txt" );
Console.WriteLine( "File Creation Old Time in UTC is: " + D1.ToString());
DateTime D2 = new DateTime(2017, 12, 25, 2, 6, 8);
File.SetCreationTimeUtc( "file.txt" , D2);
DateTime D3 = File.GetCreationTimeUtc( "file.txt" );
Console.WriteLine( "File Creation new Time in UTC is : " + D3.ToString());
}
}
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Output:
File Creation Old Time in UTC is: 4/25/2020 11:26:14 AM
File Creation new Time in UTC is : 25/12/2017 02:06:08 AM
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