/// <summary>
/// Returns a value indicating whether the specified path refers to an existing file.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="path">
/// A <see cref="String"/> containing the path to check.
/// </param>
/// <returns>
/// <see langword="true"/> if <paramref name="path"/> refers to an existing file;
/// otherwise, <see langword="false"/>.
/// </returns>
/// <remarks>
/// Note that this method will return false if any error occurs while trying to determine
/// if the specified file exists. This includes situations that would normally result in
/// thrown exceptions including (but not limited to); passing in a file name with invalid
/// or too many characters, an I/O error such as a failing or missing disk, or if the caller
/// does not have Windows or Code Access Security (CAS) permissions to to read the file.
/// </remarks>
public static bool Exists(string path)
{
if (Common.IsRunningOnMono() && Common.IsPlatformUnix())
{
return(SysFile.Exists(path));
}
bool isDirectory;
if (Common.Exists(path, out isDirectory))
{
return(!isDirectory);
}
return(false);
}
