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Class StandardWatchEventKinds

java.lang.Object

java.nio.file.StandardWatchEventKinds

public final class StandardWatchEventKinds extends Object

Defines the standard event kinds.

Since:: 1.7

Field Summary

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

Method Summary

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Details

OVERFLOW

public static final WatchEvent.Kind<Object> OVERFLOW

A special event to indicate that events may have been lost or discarded.

The context for this event is implementation specific and may be null. The event count may be greater than 1.

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ENTRY_CREATE

public static final WatchEvent.Kind<Path> ENTRY_CREATE

Directory entry created.

When a directory is registered for this event then the WatchKey is queued when it is observed that an entry is created in the directory or renamed into the directory. The event count for this event is always 1.

ENTRY_DELETE

public static final WatchEvent.Kind<Path> ENTRY_DELETE

Directory entry deleted.

When a directory is registered for this event then the WatchKey is queued when it is observed that an entry is deleted or renamed out of the directory. The event count for this event is always 1.

ENTRY_MODIFY

public static final WatchEvent.Kind<Path> ENTRY_MODIFY

Directory entry modified.

When a directory is registered for this event then the WatchKey is queued when it is observed that an entry in the directory has been modified. The event count for this event is 1 or greater.

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