Catalog.MonitorChanges Method
Starts a background thread that monitors the catalog directory for changes.
Thread safety: This method is thread-safe.
MonitorChanges(System.Int32 interval)
Starts a background thread that monitors the catalog directory for changes.Syntax
public void MonitorChanges (
System.Int32 interval
)Parameters
interval
Type: System.Int32
The number of seconds the monitor thread sleeps between two checks.
The number of seconds the monitor thread sleeps between two checks.
Remarks
This method will start a background thread that continuously will look for new, modified and removed metadata files in the catalog directory, and update the Catalog instance accordingly. The thread will be terminated when the Catalog instance is destroyed.
When any change is detected, the Catalog instance will fire a CatalogChanged event.
Calling this method a second time will have no effect.
Note
Currently, only local maps and datasets are monitored; if remote services are added to or removed from the catalog, these changes will not be detected.
Platforms
Windows, Linux, Android