READ_DIRECTORY_NOTIFY_INFORMATION_CLASS enumeration (minwinbase.h)

Indicates the possible types of information that an application that calls the ReadDirectoryChangesExW function can request.

Syntax

typedef enum _READ_DIRECTORY_NOTIFY_INFORMATION_CLASS {
  ReadDirectoryNotifyInformation = 1,
  ReadDirectoryNotifyExtendedInformation,
  ReadDirectoryNotifyFullInformation,
  ReadDirectoryNotifyMaximumInformation
} READ_DIRECTORY_NOTIFY_INFORMATION_CLASS, *PREAD_DIRECTORY_NOTIFY_INFORMATION_CLASS;

Constants

ReadDirectoryNotifyInformation Value: 1 The ReadDirectoryChangesExW function should provide information that describes the changes within the specified directory, and return this information in the output buffer in the form of FILE_NOTIFY_INFORMATION structures.
ReadDirectoryNotifyExtendedInformation The ReadDirectoryChangesExW function should provide extended information that describes the changes within the specified directory, and return this information in the output buffer in the form of FILE_NOTIFY_EXTENDED_INFORMATION structures.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows 10, version 1709 [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2016 [desktop apps only]
Header	minwinbase.h

See also

FILE_NOTIFY_EXTENDED_INFORMATION

FILE_NOTIFY_INFORMATION

ReadDirectoryChangesExW