PhysicalFileProvider.UsePollingFileWatcher Property

Definition

Namespace:

Microsoft.Extensions.FileProviders

Assembly:

Microsoft.Extensions.FileProviders.Physical.dll

Package:

Microsoft.Extensions.FileProviders.Physical v8.0.0

Source:

PhysicalFileProvider.cs

Gets or sets a value that determines if this instance of PhysicalFileProvider uses polling to determine file changes.

By default, PhysicalFileProvider uses FileSystemWatcher to listen to file change events for Watch(String). FileSystemWatcher is ineffective in some scenarios such as mounted drives. Polling is required to effectively watch for file changes.

public:
 property bool UsePollingFileWatcher { bool get(); void set(bool value); };

public bool UsePollingFileWatcher { get; set; }

member this.UsePollingFileWatcher : bool with get, set

Public Property UsePollingFileWatcher As Boolean

Property Value

Boolean

The default value of this property is determined by the value of environment variable named DOTNET_USE_POLLING_FILE_WATCHER. When true or 1, this property defaults to true; otherwise false.

See also

• UseActivePolling