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Exists Property

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Gets a value indicating whether the directory exists.

Namespace:  System.IO
Assembly:  System.IO (in System.IO.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overrides ReadOnly Property Exists As Boolean
public override bool Exists { get; }
public:
virtual property bool Exists {
    bool get () override;
}
abstract Exists : bool with get
override Exists : bool with get
override function get Exists () : boolean

Property Value

Type: System. . :: . .Boolean
true if the directory exists; otherwise, false.

Remarks

The Exists property returns false if any error occurs while trying to determine if the specified file exists. This can occur in situations that raise exceptions such as passing a file name with invalid characters or too many characters, a failing or missing disk, or if the caller does not have permission to read the file.

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

DirectoryInfo Class

System.IO Namespace