FileSystem.FileExists Method (String)

.NET Framework (current version)

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Returns True if the specified file exists.

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualBasic (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)

Syntax

C++

public static bool FileExists(
	string file
)

Parameters

file: Type: System.String
Name and path of the file.

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean

Returns True if the file exists; otherwise this method returns False.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	The name of the file ends with a backslash (\).

If the application does not have sufficient permissions to read the specified file, the FileExists method returns False, regardless of the existence of the path; the method does not throw an exception.

Examples

This example checks to see whether or not the file Check.txt exists and supplies the information in a message box.

If My.Computer.FileSystem.FileExists("c:\Check.txt") Then
    MsgBox("File found.")
Else
    MsgBox("File not found.")
End If

Security

FileIOPermission

Controls the ability to access files and folders. Associated enumeration: Unrestricted.

Version Information

.NET Framework
Available since 2.0