BloombergLP::bdls::FilesystemUtil::isDirectory

Return true if a directory currently exists at the specified path.

Synopsis

Declared in <bdls_filesystemutil.h>

static
bool
isDirectory(
    char const* path,
    bool followLinksFlag = false);

Description

Return true if there currently exists a directory at the specified path, and false otherwise. If there is a symbolic link at path, follow it only if the optionally specified followLinksFlag is true (otherwise return false). Platform‐specific note: On Windows, a "shortcut" is not a symbolic link. 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 path is a directory, and false otherwise

Parameters

Name

Description

path

filesystem path to test

followLinksFlag

whether to follow symbolic links

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