Using java.io.File object (See related posts)

import java.io.*;

class Main {
	static String filename = new String("/home/sascha/temp/changes.xml");	
	
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		File fileObject;
		System.out.println("Reading File: " + filename);

		fileObject = new File(filename);
		
		System.out.println("Filename: " + fileObject.getName());
		System.out.println("Length: " + (fileObject.length()) + "bytes");
		System.out.println("Last modified timesptamp: " + fileObject.lastModified());
	}

}