Gets or sets the size of the internal buffer.
<BrowsableAttribute(False)> _ Public Property InternalBufferSize As Integer
Dim instance As FileSystemWatcher Dim value As Integer value = instance.InternalBufferSize instance.InternalBufferSize = value
[BrowsableAttribute(false)] public int InternalBufferSize { get; set; }
[BrowsableAttribute(false)] public: property int InternalBufferSize { int get (); void set (int value); }
public function get InternalBufferSize () : int public function set InternalBufferSize (value : int)
The buffer can be set to anything above 4096 (4 KB), but for best performance, it should be a multiple of 4 KB on Intel-based computers.
The maximum buffer size that can be set for monitoring a directory over the network is 64 KB.
The system notifies the component of file changes, and it stores those changes in a buffer the component creates and passes to the APIs. Each event can use up to 16 bytes of memory, not including the file name. If there are many changes in a short time, the buffer can overflow. This causes the component to lose track of changes in the directory, and it will only provide blanket notification. Increasing the size of the buffer has the following ramifications:
Increasing the buffer size can prevent missing file system change events. Note that an instance of the FileSystemWatcher class does not raise an Error event when an event is missed or when the buffer size is exceeded, due to dependencies with the Windows operating system.
Increasing buffer size is expensive, as it comes from non paged memory that cannot be swapped out to disk, so keep the buffer as small as possible. To avoid a buffer overflow, use the NotifyFilter and IncludeSubdirectories properties to filter out unwanted change notifications.
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98