StandardWatchEventKinds

public final class StandardWatchEventKinds
extends Object

java.lang.Object
↳	java.nio.file.StandardWatchEventKinds

Defines the standard event kinds.

Summary

Fields
`public static final Kind<Path>`	`ENTRY_CREATE` Directory entry created.
`public static final Kind<Path>`	`ENTRY_DELETE` Directory entry deleted.
`public static final Kind<Path>`	`ENTRY_MODIFY` Directory entry modified.
`public static final Kind<Object>`	`OVERFLOW` A special event to indicate that events may have been lost or discarded.

Inherited methods

From class java.lang.Object

`Object`	`clone()` Creates and returns a copy of this object.
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)` Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
`void`	`finalize()` Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection determines that there are no more references to the object.
`final Class<?>`	`getClass()` Returns the runtime class of this `Object`.
`int`	`hashCode()` Returns a hash code value for the object.
`final void`	`notify()` Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.
`final void`	`notifyAll()` Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
`String`	`toString()` Returns a string representation of the object.
`final void`	`wait(long timeoutMillis, int nanos)` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
`final void`	`wait(long timeoutMillis)` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
`final void`	`wait()` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted.

Fields

ENTRY_CREATE

Added in API level 26

 public static final 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

Added in API level 26

 public static final 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

Added in API level 26

 public static final 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.

OVERFLOW

Added in API level 26

 public static final 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.

See also:

WatchService