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Joshua
Joshua

Reputation: 26732

File delete detection

Is there a good way to detect deletes in Java? I know I can loop through the contents of a folder and compare the previous results, but is there a better event driven way?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 742

Answers (3)

Xanatos
Xanatos

Reputation: 1626

The name of the Java 7 feature you'll be interested in (when it is properly available) is the WatchService.

Upvotes: 2

Jonathan Feinberg
Jonathan Feinberg

Reputation: 45324

There's no pure-java way to do what you describe. Here's a project that uses the JNI to do filesystem monitoring on Windows and Lniux, but I don't endorse it (I merely found it through google).

Upvotes: 2

Maciek Sawicki
Maciek Sawicki

Reputation: 6835

I think this can interest You: What is the easiest way to track a change in a folder in Java?

Upvotes: 3

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