VB.NET Language in a Nutshell, Second Edition

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.