StandardWatchEventKinds (Java SE 9 & JDK 9 ) (original) (raw)

• java.lang.Object

• • java.nio.file.StandardWatchEventKinds

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public final class StandardWatchEventKinds
extends Object
Defines the standard event kinds.
Since:
1.7

• • Field Summary

  Fields

  Modifier and Type	Field	Description
  static WatchEvent.Kind<Path>	ENTRY_CREATE	Directory entry created.
  static WatchEvent.Kind<Path>	ENTRY_DELETE	Directory entry deleted.
  static WatchEvent.Kind<Path>	ENTRY_MODIFY	Directory entry modified.
  static WatchEvent.Kind<Object>	OVERFLOW	A special event to indicate that events may have been lost or discarded.

  • Method Summary

    * ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.[Object](../../../java/lang/Object.html "class in java.lang")  
    `[clone](../../../java/lang/Object.html#clone--), [equals](../../../java/lang/Object.html#equals-java.lang.Object-), [finalize](../../../java/lang/Object.html#finalize--), [getClass](../../../java/lang/Object.html#getClass--), [hashCode](../../../java/lang/Object.html#hashCode--), [notify](../../../java/lang/Object.html#notify--), [notifyAll](../../../java/lang/Object.html#notifyAll--), [toString](../../../java/lang/Object.html#toString--), [wait](../../../java/lang/Object.html#wait--), [wait](../../../java/lang/Object.html#wait-long-), [wait](../../../java/lang/Object.html#wait-long-int-)`

• • Field Detail

     * #### OVERFLOW  
     public static final [WatchEvent.Kind](../../../java/nio/file/WatchEvent.Kind.html "interface in java.nio.file")<[Object](../../../java/lang/Object.html "class in java.lang")> OVERFLOW  
     A special event to indicate that events may have been lost or discarded.  
      The [context](../../../java/nio/file/WatchEvent.html#context--) for this event is implementation specific and may be `null`. The event [count](../../../java/nio/file/WatchEvent.html#count--) may be greater than `1`.  
     See Also:  
     [WatchService](../../../java/nio/file/WatchService.html "interface in java.nio.file")  
     * #### ENTRY\_CREATE  
     public static final [WatchEvent.Kind](../../../java/nio/file/WatchEvent.Kind.html "interface in java.nio.file")<[Path](../../../java/nio/file/Path.html "interface in java.nio.file")> ENTRY_CREATE  
     Directory entry created.  
      When a directory is registered for this event then the [WatchKey](../../../java/nio/file/WatchKey.html "interface in java.nio.file") is queued when it is observed that an entry is created in the directory or renamed into the directory. The event [count](../../../java/nio/file/WatchEvent.html#count--) for this event is always `1`.  
     * #### ENTRY\_DELETE  
     public static final [WatchEvent.Kind](../../../java/nio/file/WatchEvent.Kind.html "interface in java.nio.file")<[Path](../../../java/nio/file/Path.html "interface in java.nio.file")> ENTRY_DELETE  
     Directory entry deleted.  
      When a directory is registered for this event then the [WatchKey](../../../java/nio/file/WatchKey.html "interface in java.nio.file") is queued when it is observed that an entry is deleted or renamed out of the directory. The event [count](../../../java/nio/file/WatchEvent.html#count--) for this event is always `1`.  
     * #### ENTRY\_MODIFY  
     public static final [WatchEvent.Kind](../../../java/nio/file/WatchEvent.Kind.html "interface in java.nio.file")<[Path](../../../java/nio/file/Path.html "interface in java.nio.file")> ENTRY_MODIFY  
     Directory entry modified.  
      When a directory is registered for this event then the [WatchKey](../../../java/nio/file/WatchKey.html "interface in java.nio.file") is queued when it is observed that an entry in the directory has been modified. The event [count](../../../java/nio/file/WatchEvent.html#count--) for this event is`1` or greater.

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