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Return whether `path` names an existing directory.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bdls_filesystemutil.h>`

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----
template<class STRING_TYPE>
static
bool
isDirectory(
    STRING_TYPE const& path,
    bool followLinksFlag = false);
----

== Description

Same as the overload taking `const char *`.

== Return Value

`true` if `path` is a directory, and `false` otherwise

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *path*
| filesystem path to test
| *followLinksFlag*
| whether to follow symbolic links
|===


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