FileSystemInfo.Exists Property (System.IO)

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FileSystemInfo..::.Exists Property

Gets a value indicating whether the file or directory exists.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic

Public MustOverride ReadOnly Property Exists As Boolean

public abstract bool Exists { get; }

Visual C++

public:
virtual property bool Exists {
    bool get () abstract;
}

abstract Exists : bool

Property Value

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

Remarks

For a list of common I/O tasks, see Common I/O Tasks.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Reference

FileSystemInfo Class

System.IO Namespace

Other Resources

File and Stream I/O

How to: Read Text from a File

How to: Write Text to a File