Name
Directory.Exists Method
Class
System.IO.Directory
Syntax
Directory.Exists(path
)
-
path
(required; String) The path of the directory whose existence is to be determined
Return Value
True
if the specified path exists;
False
otherwise
Description
Determines whether a given directory exists
Rules at a Glance
path
can be either an absolute path (a complete path from the root directory to the directory whose existence is to be confirmed) or a relative path (starting from the current directory to the path whose existence is to be confirmed).path
can be either a path on the local system, the path of a mapped network drive, or a UNC path.path
cannot contain wildcard characters.
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