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FileSystemWatcher Constructor ()

Initializes a new instance of the FileSystemWatcher class.

[Visual Basic]
Overloads Public Sub New()
[C#]
public FileSystemWatcher();
[C++]
public: FileSystemWatcher();
[JScript]
public function FileSystemWatcher();

Remarks

Note   The component will not begin watching the specified directory until the Path is set.

You cannot watch a remote computer that does not have Windows NT or Windows 2000. You cannot watch a remote Windows NT 4.0 computer from a Windows NT 4.0 computer.

When an instance of FileSystemWatcher is created, the following read/write properties are set to initial values.

Property Initial Value
ChangedFilter LastWrite
Enabled false
Filter "*.*" (watch all files)
IncludeSubdirectories false
InternalBufferSize 8192
Path empty string ("")
Target Both

You can change the value for any of these properties through a separate call to the property.

See Also

FileSystemWatcher Class | FileSystemWatcher Members | System.IO Namespace | FileSystemWatcher Constructor Overload List | ChangedFilters | FileSystemEventArgs | FileSystemEventHandler | InternalBufferOverflowException | Path | RenamedEventArgs | RenamedEventHandler | WaitForChangedResult | WatcherChangeTypes | WatcherTarget