How to check if file exists in a Windows Store App?

Question

Is there any other way of checking whether a file exists in a Windows Store app?

try
{
    var file = await ApplicationData.Current.LocalFolder.GetFileAsync(         


        

Answer 1

8.1 got something like this, I tried it worked.

var folder = ApplicationData.Current.LocalFolder;
var file = await folder.TryGetItemAsync("mytext.txt") as IStorageFile;

if (file == null)
{
   //do what you want
}
else
{
   //do what you want
}

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