FTPFile.lastModified inconsistencies.

Question

FTPFile.lastModified is inconsistent with Oracle File.lastModified. FTPFile returns a Date. File returns a long.

Similarly File.list takes a Filter. None of the FTPFile equivalents do.

Answer 1

Why should FTPFile.lastModified method be consistent with Oracle?

We return a Date because for most programmers a date is far more useful than a long.

For filters, try using

FTPClient.dirDetails(String dirname, DirectoryListCallback lister)

You can filter in your callback.