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You can do it by running a thread that checks every (for example) 2 seconds the file lastModified() value. When it changes - the thread can the reload() method
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You can do it by running a thread that checks every (for example) 2 seconds the file lastModified() value. When it changes - the thread can the reload() method

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Thanks. &nbsp;Although I was hoping that Java had something built-in to do this, your solution seems like it'll work.
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Thanks.  Although I was hoping that Java had something built-in to do this, your solution seems like it'll work.

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I was wandering if there's a way for a running piece of code that has a reference to a File to be notified when the text file, for example, was modified. &nbsp;The specific situation I have is that if I have a text file that has a number of properties for the class, then the class will be notified to reload the properties without having to be restarted.<br />
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This is intended to run with an application server that I don't believe I can use JDK 1.4. &nbsp;I'd be using JDK 1.3.x.<br />
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Thanks in advance.
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I was wandering if there's a way for a running piece of code that has a reference to a File to be notified when the text file, for example, was modified.  The specific situation I have is that if I have a text file that has a number of properties for the class, then the class will be notified to reload the properties without having to be restarted.

This is intended to run with an application server that I don't believe I can use JDK 1.4.  I'd be using JDK 1.3.x.

Thanks in advance.

Java Code needed to be notified when a file has been modified

Java is a platform-independent, object-oriented programming language and run-time environment, designed to have as few implementation dependencies as possible such that developers can write one set of code across all platforms using libraries. Most devices will not run Java natively, and require a run-time component to be installed in order to execute a Java program.