How to check if a file exists before creating a new file

Question

I want to input some contents to a file, but I\'d like to check first if a file with the name I wish to create exists. If so, I don\'t want to create any file, even if the f

Answer 1

you can also use Boost.

 boost::filesystem::exists( filename );

it works for files and folders.

And you will have an implementation close to something ready for C++14 in which filesystem should be part of the STL (see here).