Uses of Interface java.nio.file.WatchService (Java SE 14 & JDK 14)
Description: use: module: java.base, package: java.nio.file, interface: WatchService

# Uses of Interface
java.nio.file.WatchService

Packages that use WatchService
Package | Description
--- | ---
java.nio.file | Defines interfaces and classes for the Java virtual machine to access files, file attributes, and file systems.

- ## Uses of WatchService in java.nio.file

  Methods in java.nio.file that return WatchService
  Modifier and Type | Method | Description
  --- | --- | ---
  `abstract WatchService` | FileSystem.`newWatchService()` | Constructs a new `WatchService` (optional operation).

  Methods in java.nio.file with parameters of type WatchService
  Modifier and Type | Method | Description
  --- | --- | ---
  `default WatchKey` | Path.`register​(WatchService watcher, WatchEvent.Kind<?>... events)` | Registers the file located by this path with a watch service.
  `WatchKey` | Path.`register​(WatchService watcher, WatchEvent.Kind<?>[] events, WatchEvent.Modifier... modifiers)` | Registers the file located by this path with a watch service.
  `WatchKey` | Watchable.`register​(WatchService watcher, WatchEvent.Kind<?>... events)` | Registers an object with a watch service.
  `WatchKey` | Watchable.`register​(WatchService watcher, WatchEvent.Kind<?>[] events, WatchEvent.Modifier... modifiers)` | Registers an object with a watch service.