ok. I found more info. Apparently the docs are incorrect. FileObserver does not support recursive file watching.
On Oct 11, 1:50 pm, Freddy <[email protected]> wrote: > The FileObserver class doesn't appear to be working as advertised. > > I created a class extending the FileObserver class. I initialize the > class to watch the path of the sdcard as returned from the Android > Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory function. Everything seems to > work perfectly as long as the files are in the ROOTof the sdcard. Any > files within SUB-FOLDERS of the sdcard are NOT returned to my public > void onEvent(int event, String path) callback in my FileObserver > class. > > Has anyone seen this issue? The docs say files in subfolders should > be returned to the onEvent() callback but it's not happening. Note, > I've only tested on the Android simulator (v2.2) since I do not yet > have access to a device. Maybe this is a bug specific to the > simulator? > > Thanks! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
