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Getting notifications about changes in filesystem [message #322363]

Wed, 14 November 2007 17:48

Eclipse User

Hello,

I know the Platform Workspace uses a facility to monitor changed files
in the filesystem. I am not working with IResource and want to use those
facilities anyway. Is there any way to monitor a specific file for
changes using standard eclipse plugins?

Thanks,
Phil

Re: Getting notifications about changes in filesystem [message #322380 is a reply to message #322363]

Thu, 15 November 2007 08:37

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: merks.ca.ibm.com

Phil,

I think listening to the file system directly involves using OS-specific
code. I'm not sure how the platform does that (or if it even does), but
they don't provide APIs to do it. Polling is certainly a technique that
could work the same on all OSes.

Philipp Kursawe wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I know the Platform Workspace uses a facility to monitor changed files
> in the filesystem. I am not working with IResource and want to use
> those facilities anyway. Is there any way to monitor a specific file
> for changes using standard eclipse plugins?
>
> Thanks,
> Phil

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