com.sun.jna.platform

## Class FileMonitor

- java.lang.Object
- - com.sun.jna.platform.FileMonitor

- Direct Known Subclasses:
    W32FileMonitor

      public abstract class FileMonitor
      extends java.lang.Object

  Provides notification of file system changes. Actual capabilities may vary slightly by platform.

  Watched files which are removed from the filesystem are no longer watched.

  Author:
    twall

- - ### Nested Class Summary

    Nested Classes
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `FileMonitor.FileEvent`
    `static interface` | `FileMonitor.FileListener`

  - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `static int` | `FILE_ACCESSED`
    `static int` | `FILE_ANY`
    `static int` | `FILE_ATTRIBUTES_CHANGED`
    `static int` | `FILE_CREATED`
    `static int` | `FILE_DELETED`
    `static int` | `FILE_MODIFIED`
    `static int` | `FILE_NAME_CHANGED_NEW`
    `static int` | `FILE_NAME_CHANGED_OLD`
    `static int` | `FILE_RENAMED`
    `static int` | `FILE_SECURITY_CHANGED`
    `static int` | `FILE_SIZE_CHANGED`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `FileMonitor()`

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | `addFileListener(FileMonitor.FileListener listener)`
    `void` | `addWatch(java.io.File dir)`
    `void` | `addWatch(java.io.File dir, int mask)`
    `void` | `addWatch(java.io.File dir, int mask, boolean recursive)`
    `abstract void` | `dispose()`
    `protected void` | `finalize()`
    `static FileMonitor` | `getInstance()`
    `protected void` | `notify(FileMonitor.FileEvent e)`
    `void` | `removeFileListener(FileMonitor.FileListener x)`
    `void` | `removeWatch(java.io.File file)`
    `protected abstract void` | `unwatch(java.io.File file)`
    `protected abstract void` | `watch(java.io.File file, int mask, boolean recursive)`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### FILE_CREATED

          public static final int FILE_CREATED

      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### FILE_DELETED

          public static final int FILE_DELETED

      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### FILE_MODIFIED

          public static final int FILE_MODIFIED

      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### FILE_ACCESSED

          public static final int FILE_ACCESSED

      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### FILE_NAME_CHANGED_OLD

          public static final int FILE_NAME_CHANGED_OLD

      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### FILE_NAME_CHANGED_NEW

          public static final int FILE_NAME_CHANGED_NEW

      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### FILE_RENAMED

          public static final int FILE_RENAMED

      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### FILE_SIZE_CHANGED

          public static final int FILE_SIZE_CHANGED

      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### FILE_ATTRIBUTES_CHANGED

          public static final int FILE_ATTRIBUTES_CHANGED

      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### FILE_SECURITY_CHANGED

          public static final int FILE_SECURITY_CHANGED

      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### FILE_ANY

          public static final int FILE_ANY

      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

  - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### FileMonitor

          public FileMonitor()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### watch

          protected abstract void watch(java.io.File file,
                   int mask,
                   boolean recursive)
                                 throws java.io.IOException

      Throws:
        `java.io.IOException`

    - #### unwatch

          protected abstract void unwatch(java.io.File file)

    - #### dispose

          public abstract void dispose()

    - #### addWatch

          public void addWatch(java.io.File dir)
                        throws java.io.IOException

      Throws:
        `java.io.IOException`

    - #### addWatch

          public void addWatch(java.io.File dir,
                      int mask)
                        throws java.io.IOException

      Throws:
        `java.io.IOException`

    - #### addWatch

          public void addWatch(java.io.File dir,
                      int mask,
                      boolean recursive)
                        throws java.io.IOException

      Throws:
        `java.io.IOException`

    - #### removeWatch

          public void removeWatch(java.io.File file)

    - #### notify

          protected void notify(FileMonitor.FileEvent e)

    - #### addFileListener

          public void addFileListener(FileMonitor.FileListener listener)

    - #### removeFileListener

          public void removeFileListener(FileMonitor.FileListener x)

    - #### finalize

          protected void finalize()

      Overrides:
        `finalize` in class `java.lang.Object`

    - #### getInstance

          public static FileMonitor getInstance()

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