Directory Monitoring Help

Hi All:

I am quite new to Java and I need to write a Java application that can
monitor activities taking place in a directory, be it locally or on a
remote machine. I am aware it can be done in MFC by using
FindFirstChangeNotification. As such, I would like to enquire is there
an equivalent of the FindFirstChangeNotification for Java?

Thank you for your time.

Best Regards,
ko