How to check if directory exist using C++ and winAPI [duplicate]

Question

How do I check whether a directory exists using C++ and windows API?

Answer 1

Here is a simple function which does exactly this :

#include <windows.h> #include <string>  bool dirExists(const std::string& dirName_in) {   DWORD ftyp = GetFileAttributesA(dirName_in.c_str());   if (ftyp == INVALID_FILE_ATTRIBUTES)     return false;  //something is wrong with your path!    if (ftyp & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY)     return true;   // this is a directory!    return false;    // this is not a directory! } 

Answer 2

If linking to the shell Lightweight API (shlwapi.dll) is ok for you, you can use the PathIsDirectory function