WatcherChangeTypes Enumeration
Changes that might occur to a file or directory.
This enumeration has a FlagsAttribute attribute that allows a bitwise combination of its member values.
Assembly: System (in System.dll)
| Member name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| All | The creation, deletion, change, or renaming of a file or folder. | |
| Changed | The change of a file or folder. The types of changes include: changes to size, attributes, security settings, last write, and last access time. | |
| Created | The creation of a file or folder. | |
| Deleted | The deletion of a file or folder. | |
| Renamed | The renaming of a file or folder. |
Each WatcherChangeTypes member is associated with an event in FileSystemWatcher. For more information on the events, see Created, Deleted, Changed, and Renamed.
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.
Available since 1.1