FileExistsAtPath Method (path)

Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether a file or directory exists at a specified path.

Original signature is '- (BOOL)fileExistsAtPath:(NSString *)path'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

Declaration Syntax

Visual Basic

Visual C++

public virtual bool FileExistsAtPath(
	NSString path
)

Public Overridable Function FileExistsAtPath ( _
	path As NSString _
) As Boolean

public:
virtual bool FileExistsAtPath(
	NSString^ path
)

Parameters

path (NSString): The path of a file or directory. If path begins with a tilde (~), it must first be expanded with stringByExpandingTildeInPath, or this method returns NO.

Return Value

YES if a file specified in path exists, otherwise NO. If the final element in path specifies a symbolic link, this method traverses the link and returns YES or NO based on the existence of the file at the link destination.

Version Information

Available in Monobjc Bridge: 10.6 (For Mac OS X 10.6 and later), 10.5 (For Mac OS X 10.5 and later)

Assembly: Monobjc.Foundation (Module: Monobjc.Foundation)