fileExists

2.02

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Description

Description:

Checks if file on given path exists. Uses same path resolve code as loadFile.

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Absolute paths are not supported, such as those generated using getMissionPath. Attempting to check an absolute path will result in this error in RPT logs: Invalid path (only relative paths supported): 'C:\...'

Groups:

Program Flow

Syntax

Syntax:

fileExists path

Parameters:

path: String - Path to file

Return Value:

Boolean - true if it exists, otherwise false

Examples

Example 1:

fileExists "\a3\mySuperPath\bestFileEver.paa"; // returns false

Example 2:

private _path = "a3\functions_f_mp_mark\revive\_addaction_revive.inc"; if (fileExists _path) then { loadFile _path } else { diag_log format ["File (%1) does not exist!", _path] };

Example 3:

// Sometimes it might be better to check if a file exists instead of checking if path is empty ("") private _class = "ModuleObjectiveRaceFinish_F"; private _picture = getText (configFile >> "CfgVehicles" >> _class >> "editorPreview"); if !(fileExists _picture) then { _picture = getText (configFile >> "CfgVehicles" >> _class >> "portrait") }; if !(fileExists _picture) then { _picture = getText (configFile >> "CfgVehicles" >> _class >> "icon") }; if !(fileExists _picture) then { _picture = getText (configFile >> "CfgVehicles" >> _class >> "picture") }; if !(fileExists _picture) then { systemChat "No valid picture found!" } else { systemChat _picture };

Additional Information

See also:

loadFile preprocessFile preprocessFileLineNumbers

Notes

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Leopard20

Posted on Jan 01, 2022 - 16:29 (UTC)

Returns true for empty strings: fileExists ""; // true