umarks > file-updated
| Required/Optional | Required |
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| Format | ISO timestamp i.e. [date]T[time] |
| Restrictions | N/A |
| Parent Element | <umarks> |
| Child Elements | None |
| Default Value | N/A |
| Number Allowed | 1 |
Description
The <file-updated> tag is the global timestamp for the last update for any changes to the file. It allows user agents to quickly check if the file contents have changed since the last sync without having to parse the entire document.
Location
Nested inside the root element <umarks>. It must appear first, before any other elements.
<umarks>
<file-updated>2010-01-10T23:59:59</file-updated>
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Recommendations
| Reading from UMarks file | User-agents should check this element first when syncing. |
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| Writing to UMarks file | This tag can use any combination of the ISO standard timestamp (ISO 8601), although should always include the time as well as the date in order to give an exact moment in time. The tag must be updated whenever a change of any sort is made to the file, no matter how minor. |
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