Last modified date of a file in javascript

Question

I'm creating a function that displays when the last file was modified. I was trying to make this code works, but it doesn't display anything.

function send() {
    var xhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
    xmlhttp.open("GET", "file.xml", false);
    xmlhttp.send();
    myfunction(xhttp);
 }
 
function myfunction(xml) {
    var xmlDoc = xml.responseXML;
    var date = xmlDoc.lastModified;
    alert(date);
}

`file.xml` right now is just a string, it's not a file. `lastModified` isn't a defined function for a string — clod9353, Jan 23 '21 at 17:21
What is file.xml actually supposed to be other than a string? is it on the server? Is it on the client? — epascarello, Jan 23 '21 at 17:26

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 23 '21 at 17:22

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the lastModified method operates on a DOM element. In your example, the file is a String.

answered Jan 23 '21 at 17:22

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