File List by Date/Time Created

[SGM]

I have a program that stores a list of the files in a directory to an array. However, it is created alphabetically by file name. Because of the application, I need to process these files in the order they came in. What is the best method of creating the array based upon the the file date/time stamp rather than name (I'm using the file.list() method)?

Thanks,
Steve

 

[WhiteSox]

well, File.list() just returns file names in a String[], no time info included. i think u should sort them based on time by yourself. take a look at the following piece:

String[] FileName = File.list();

for (int i=0; i<FileName.length; i++)
{
File fileObj = new File(FileName);
long lastModifiedTime = fileObj.lastModified();

...... //your sorting here
}

hopefully it can be of any help.

 

[SGM]

Thanks, WhiteSox, it's just what I needed!

Steve