# Interface WatchEvent.Modifier

Enclosing interface:
  `WatchEvent<T>`

public static interface WatchEvent.Modifier
An event modifier that qualifies how a `Watchable` is registered with a `WatchService`.

This release does not define any standard modifiers.

Since:
  1.7
See Also:
  - `Watchable.register(WatchService, WatchEvent.Kind[], WatchEvent.Modifier...)`

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `String`
  `name()`
  Returns the name of the modifier.

- ## Method Details

  - ### name

    String name()
    Returns the name of the modifier.
    Returns:
      the name of the modifier