BloombergLP::bdls::FilesystemUtil::exists

Return true if a file or directory currently exists at path.

Synopsis

Declared in <bdls_filesystemutil.h>

static
bool
exists(char const* path);

Description

Return true if there currently exists a file or directory at the specified path, and false otherwise. If path is a symlink, the result of this function is platform dependent. On POSIX/Unix platforms this method dereferences symlinks, while on Windows it does not. The parameterized STRING_TYPE must be one of bsl::string, std::string, std::pmr::string (if supported), bsl::string_view, or bslstl::StringRef.

Return Value

true if a file or directory exists at path, and false otherwise

Parameters

Name

Description

path

filesystem path to test

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