InternalBufferOverflowException Class
Assembly: System (in system.dll)
'Declaration <SerializableAttribute> _ Public Class InternalBufferOverflowException Inherits SystemException 'Usage Dim instance As InternalBufferOverflowException
/** @attribute SerializableAttribute() */ public class InternalBufferOverflowException extends SystemException
SerializableAttribute public class InternalBufferOverflowException extends SystemException
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In a FileSystemWatcher, when you are notified of file changes, the system stores those changes in a buffer the component creates and passes to the Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). If there are many changes in a short time, the buffer can easily overflow, resulting in an exception being thrown, which essentially loses all changes. To keep the buffer from overflowing, use the FileSystemWatcher.NotifyFilter and FileSystemWatcher.IncludeSubdirectories properties to filter out your unwanted change notifications. You can also increase the size of the internal buffer through the FileSystemWatcher.InternalBufferSize property. However, increasing the size of the buffer is expensive, so keep the buffer as small as possible.
The following example shows how to create a FileSystemWatcher to monitor file changes (creates, deletes, renames, changes) occurring on a disk drive. The example also shows how to properly receive error notifications.
Imports System.IO Module Module1 Sub Main() ' Create a FileSystemWatcher to monitor all files on drive C. Dim fsw As New FileSystemWatcher("C:\") ' Watch for changes in LastAccess and LastWrite times, and ' the renaming of files or directories. fsw.NotifyFilter = (NotifyFilters.LastAccess Or NotifyFilters.LastWrite _ Or NotifyFilters.FileName Or NotifyFilters.DirectoryName) ' Register a handler that gets called when a ' file is created, changed, or deleted. AddHandler fsw.Changed, New FileSystemEventHandler(AddressOf OnChanged) ' The commented line of code below is a shorthand of the above line. ' AddHandler fsw.Changed, AddressOf OnChanged ' NOTE: The shorthand version is used in the remainder of this code. ' FileSystemEventHandler AddHandler fsw.Created, AddressOf OnChanged ' FileSystemEventHandler AddHandler fsw.Deleted, AddressOf OnChanged ' Register a handler that gets called when a file is renamed. ' RenamedEventHandler AddHandler fsw.Renamed, AddressOf OnRenamed ' Register a handler that gets called if the ' FileSystemWatcher needs to report an error. ' ErrorEventHandler AddHandler fsw.Error, AddressOf OnError ' Begin watching. fsw.EnableRaisingEvents = True ' Wait for the user to quit the program. Console.WriteLine("Press 'Enter' to quit the sample.") Console.ReadLine() End Sub ' This method is called when a file is created, changed, or deleted. Private Sub OnChanged(ByVal source As Object, ByVal e As FileSystemEventArgs) ' Show that a file has been created, changed, or deleted. Dim wct As WatcherChangeTypes = e.ChangeType Console.WriteLine("File {0} {1}", e.FullPath, wct.ToString()) End Sub ' This method is called when a file is renamed. Private Sub OnRenamed(ByVal source As Object, ByVal e As RenamedEventArgs) ' Show that a file has been renamed. Dim wct As WatcherChangeTypes = e.ChangeType Console.WriteLine("File {0} {2} to {1}", e.OldFullPath, e.FullPath, wct.ToString()) End Sub ' This method is called when the FileSystemWatcher detects an error. Private Sub OnError(ByVal source As Object, ByVal e As ErrorEventArgs) ' Show that an error has been detected. Console.WriteLine("The FileSystemWatcher has detected an error") ' Give more information if the error is due to an internal buffer overflow. If TypeOf e.GetException Is InternalBufferOverflowException Then ' This can happen if Windows is reporting many file system events quickly ' and internal buffer of the FileSystemWatcher is not large enough to handle this ' rate of events. The InternalBufferOverflowException error informs the application ' that some of the file system events are being lost. Console.WriteLine( _ "The file system watcher experienced an internal buffer overflow: " _ + e.GetException.Message) End If End Sub End Module
Reference
InternalBufferOverflowException MembersSystem.IO Namespace
FileSystemEventArgs
FileSystemEventHandler Delegate
FileSystemWatcher
FileSystemWatcher.IncludeSubdirectories Property
FileSystemWatcher.InternalBufferSize Property
FileSystemWatcher.NotifyFilter Property
NotifyFilters
RenamedEventArgs
RenamedEventHandler
WaitForChangedResult
WatcherChangeTypes