Simulate touch command with Java

Question

I want to change modification timestamp of a binary file. What is the best way for doing this?

Would opening and closing the file be a good option? (I require a solution

Answer 1

Here's a simple snippet:

void touch(File file, long timestamp)
{
    try
    {
        if (!file.exists())
            new FileOutputStream(file).close();
        file.setLastModified(timestamp);
    }
    catch (IOException e)
    {
    }
}