NotifyFilters Enum
Definition
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Specifies changes to watch for in a file or folder.
This enumeration supports a bitwise combination of its member values.
public enum class NotifyFilters[System.Flags]
public enum NotifyFilters[<System.Flags>]
type NotifyFilters = Public Enum NotifyFilters- Inheritance
- Attributes
Fields
| Name | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| FileName | 1 | The name of the file. |
| DirectoryName | 2 | The name of the directory. |
| Attributes | 4 | The attributes of the file or folder. |
| Size | 8 | The size of the file or folder. |
| LastWrite | 16 | The date the file or folder last had anything written to it. |
| LastAccess | 32 | The date the file or folder was last opened. |
| CreationTime | 64 | The time the file or folder was created. |
| Security | 256 | The security settings of the file or folder. |
Examples
The following example creates a FileSystemWatcher to watch the directory that is specified at runtime. The component is set to watch for any changes in LastWrite and LastAccess time, the creation, deletion, or renaming of text files in the directory. If a file is changed, created, or deleted, the path to the file prints to the console. When a file is renamed, the old and new paths print to the console.
#include "pch.h"
using namespace System;
using namespace System::IO;
class MyClassCPP
{
public:
int static Run()
{
FileSystemWatcher^ watcher = gcnew FileSystemWatcher("C:\\path\\to\\folder");
watcher->NotifyFilter = static_cast<NotifyFilters>(NotifyFilters::Attributes
| NotifyFilters::CreationTime
| NotifyFilters::DirectoryName
| NotifyFilters::FileName
| NotifyFilters::LastAccess
| NotifyFilters::LastWrite
| NotifyFilters::Security
| NotifyFilters::Size);
watcher->Changed += gcnew FileSystemEventHandler(MyClassCPP::OnChanged);
watcher->Created += gcnew FileSystemEventHandler(MyClassCPP::OnCreated);
watcher->Deleted += gcnew FileSystemEventHandler(MyClassCPP::OnDeleted);
watcher->Renamed += gcnew RenamedEventHandler(MyClassCPP::OnRenamed);
watcher->Error += gcnew ErrorEventHandler(MyClassCPP::OnError);
watcher->Filter = "*.txt";
watcher->IncludeSubdirectories = true;
watcher->EnableRaisingEvents = true;
Console::WriteLine("Press enter to exit.");
Console::ReadLine();
return 0;
}
private:
static void OnChanged(Object^ sender, FileSystemEventArgs^ e)
{
if (e->ChangeType != WatcherChangeTypes::Changed)
{
return;
}
Console::WriteLine("Changed: {0}", e->FullPath);
}
static void OnCreated(Object^ sender, FileSystemEventArgs^ e)
{
Console::WriteLine("Created: {0}", e->FullPath);
}
static void OnDeleted(Object^ sender, FileSystemEventArgs^ e)
{
Console::WriteLine("Deleted: {0}", e->FullPath);
}
static void OnRenamed(Object^ sender, RenamedEventArgs^ e)
{
Console::WriteLine("Renamed:");
Console::WriteLine(" Old: {0}", e->OldFullPath);
Console::WriteLine(" New: {0}", e->FullPath);
}
static void OnError(Object^ sender, ErrorEventArgs^ e)
{
PrintException(e->GetException());
}
static void PrintException(Exception^ ex)
{
if (ex != nullptr)
{
Console::WriteLine("Message: {0}", ex->Message);
Console::WriteLine("Stacktrace:");
Console::WriteLine(ex->StackTrace);
Console::WriteLine();
PrintException(ex->InnerException);
}
}
};
int main()
{
MyClassCPP::Run();
}
using System;
using System.IO;
namespace MyNamespace
{
class MyClassCS
{
static void Main()
{
using var watcher = new FileSystemWatcher(@"C:\path\to\folder");
watcher.NotifyFilter = NotifyFilters.Attributes
| NotifyFilters.CreationTime
| NotifyFilters.DirectoryName
| NotifyFilters.FileName
| NotifyFilters.LastAccess
| NotifyFilters.LastWrite
| NotifyFilters.Security
| NotifyFilters.Size;
watcher.Changed += OnChanged;
watcher.Created += OnCreated;
watcher.Deleted += OnDeleted;
watcher.Renamed += OnRenamed;
watcher.Error += OnError;
watcher.Filter = "*.txt";
watcher.IncludeSubdirectories = true;
watcher.EnableRaisingEvents = true;
Console.WriteLine("Press enter to exit.");
Console.ReadLine();
}
private static void OnChanged(object sender, FileSystemEventArgs e)
{
if (e.ChangeType != WatcherChangeTypes.Changed)
{
return;
}
Console.WriteLine($"Changed: {e.FullPath}");
}
private static void OnCreated(object sender, FileSystemEventArgs e)
{
string value = $"Created: {e.FullPath}";
Console.WriteLine(value);
}
private static void OnDeleted(object sender, FileSystemEventArgs e) =>
Console.WriteLine($"Deleted: {e.FullPath}");
private static void OnRenamed(object sender, RenamedEventArgs e)
{
Console.WriteLine($"Renamed:");
Console.WriteLine($" Old: {e.OldFullPath}");
Console.WriteLine($" New: {e.FullPath}");
}
private static void OnError(object sender, ErrorEventArgs e) =>
PrintException(e.GetException());
private static void PrintException(Exception? ex)
{
if (ex != null)
{
Console.WriteLine($"Message: {ex.Message}");
Console.WriteLine("Stacktrace:");
Console.WriteLine(ex.StackTrace);
Console.WriteLine();
PrintException(ex.InnerException);
}
}
}
}
Imports System.IO
Namespace MyNamespace
Class MyClassVB
Shared Sub Main()
Using watcher = New FileSystemWatcher("C:\path\to\folder")
watcher.NotifyFilter = NotifyFilters.Attributes Or
NotifyFilters.CreationTime Or
NotifyFilters.DirectoryName Or
NotifyFilters.FileName Or
NotifyFilters.LastAccess Or
NotifyFilters.LastWrite Or
NotifyFilters.Security Or
NotifyFilters.Size
AddHandler watcher.Changed, AddressOf OnChanged
AddHandler watcher.Created, AddressOf OnCreated
AddHandler watcher.Deleted, AddressOf OnDeleted
AddHandler watcher.Renamed, AddressOf OnRenamed
AddHandler watcher.Error, AddressOf OnError
watcher.Filter = "*.txt"
watcher.IncludeSubdirectories = True
watcher.EnableRaisingEvents = True
Console.WriteLine("Press enter to exit.")
Console.ReadLine()
End Using
End Sub
Private Shared Sub OnChanged(sender As Object, e As FileSystemEventArgs)
If e.ChangeType <> WatcherChangeTypes.Changed Then
Return
End If
Console.WriteLine($"Changed: {e.FullPath}")
End Sub
Private Shared Sub OnCreated(sender As Object, e As FileSystemEventArgs)
Dim value As String = $"Created: {e.FullPath}"
Console.WriteLine(value)
End Sub
Private Shared Sub OnDeleted(sender As Object, e As FileSystemEventArgs)
Console.WriteLine($"Deleted: {e.FullPath}")
End Sub
Private Shared Sub OnRenamed(sender As Object, e As RenamedEventArgs)
Console.WriteLine($"Renamed:")
Console.WriteLine($" Old: {e.OldFullPath}")
Console.WriteLine($" New: {e.FullPath}")
End Sub
Private Shared Sub OnError(sender As Object, e As ErrorEventArgs)
PrintException(e.GetException())
End Sub
Private Shared Sub PrintException(ex As Exception)
If ex IsNot Nothing Then
Console.WriteLine($"Message: {ex.Message}")
Console.WriteLine("Stacktrace:")
Console.WriteLine(ex.StackTrace)
Console.WriteLine()
PrintException(ex.InnerException)
End If
End Sub
End Class
End Namespace
Remarks
You can combine the members of this enumeration to watch for more than one kind of change. For example, you can watch for changes in the size of a file or folder, and for changes in security settings. This raises an event anytime there is a change in size or security settings of a file or folder.
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