Check if file exists without creating it

Question

If I do this:

File f = new File(\"c:\\\\text.txt\");

if (f.exists()) {
    System.out.println(\"File exists\");
} else {
    System.out.println(\"File not f         


        

Answer 1

Creating a File instance does not create a file on the file system, so the posted code will do what you require.