====== exists ======
{#JAPI Joomla.Framework FileSystem JFile::exists #}

This function is a wrapper for the standard PHP [[http://www.php.net/file-exists|file_exists]] function. If the file exists, the function returns true. Otherwise, it returns false.

===== Syntax =====
boolean exists	( **$file** )
| **$file** | string | is a string that contains the file path that is to be checked. |

===== Examples =====
Example: This example checks if a file exists.
<code php|Example>
if (JFile::exists( 'images/stories/clock.jpg' )) {
    echo "<h3>File exists!</h3>";
} else {
    echo "<h3>File does not exist!</h3>";
}
</code>

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