FolderChangedNotificationMBS.Directory as folderitem

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
method	Folder Change Watching	MBS MacOSX Plugin	3.3	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

Returns a folderitem for the directory observed.

Returns nil on any error.
Lasterror is set.

FolderChangedNotificationMBS.Notify(dir as folderitem)

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
method	Folder Change Watching	MBS MacOSX Plugin	3.3	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

Notifies the system about a modification you made in the given directory.

Lasterror is set.

Some examples using this method:

• /MacOSX/File System Notification

FolderChangedNotificationMBS.NotifyAll

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
method	Folder Change Watching	MBS MacOSX Plugin	3.3	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

Notifies the system about a modification you made on several directories.

Used by installers which may change hundreds of directories.
Lasterror is set.

Some examples using this method:

• /MacOSX/File System Notification

FolderChangedNotificationMBS.NotifyByPath(path as string)

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
method	Folder Change Watching	MBS MacOSX Plugin	3.3	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

Notifies the system about a modification you made in the given directory.

Path should be a valid Mac OS X path.
Lasterror is set.

FolderChangedNotificationMBS.Subscribe(dir as folderitem)

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
method	Folder Change Watching	MBS MacOSX Plugin	3.3	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

Subscribes the class to observe a specified directory.

Lasterror is set.

See also:

• Subscribe(dir as folderitem, flags as Integer)

Some examples using this method:

• /MacOSX/File System Notification

FolderChangedNotificationMBS.Subscribe(dir as folderitem, flags as Integer)

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
method	Folder Change Watching	MBS MacOSX Plugin	4.3	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

Subscribes the class to observe a specified directory.

Lasterror is set.

Constants for the flags parameter:

kFNNoImplicitAllSubscription	1	Specify this option if you do not want to receive notifications on this subscription when FNNotifyAll is called; by default any subscription is also implicitly a subscription to wildcard notifications.
kFNNotifyInBackground	2	Specify this option if you want to receive notifications on this subscription when your application is in background. By default notifications will be coalesced and and delivered when your application becomes foreground.

See also:

• Subscribe(dir as folderitem)

FolderChangedNotificationMBS.SubscribeByPath(path as string)

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
method	Folder Change Watching	MBS MacOSX Plugin	3.3	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

Subscribes the class to observe a specified directory.

Lasterror is set.
Path must be a valid Mac OS X path.

See also:

• SubscribeByPath(path as string, flags as Integer)

FolderChangedNotificationMBS.SubscribeByPath(path as string, flags as Integer)

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
method	Folder Change Watching	MBS MacOSX Plugin	4.3	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

Subscribes the class to observe a specified directory.

Lasterror is set.
Path must be a valid Mac OS X path.

Constants for the flags parameter:

kFNNoImplicitAllSubscription	1	Specify this option if you do not want to receive notifications on this subscription when FNNotifyAll is called; by default any subscription is also implicitly a subscription to wildcard notifications.
kFNNotifyInBackground	2	Specify this option if you want to receive notifications on this subscription when your application is in background. By default notifications will be coalesced and and delivered when your application becomes foreground.

See also:

• SubscribeByPath(path as string)

FolderChangedNotificationMBS.Unsubscribe

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
method	Folder Change Watching	MBS MacOSX Plugin	3.3	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

Unsubscribes the current directory.

Lasterror is set.
This method is called for you by the destructor of the class.