# DirectoryExists

Determines whether a directory exists

## Method Signature

```
DirectoryExists(path=[string], allowRealPath=[boolean])
```

### Arguments

| Argument        | Type      | Required | Description                                            | Default |
| --------------- | --------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------ | ------- |
| `path`          | `string`  | `true`   | The directory path                                     |         |
| `allowRealPath` | `boolean` | `true`   | Whether to allow an absolute path as the path argument | `true`  |

## Examples

### Script Syntax

Checking if a directory called 'icons' exists and then creating the directory if it does not exist.

[Run Example](https://try.boxlang.io/?code=eJzLTNNQUEzJLEpNLskvqnStyCwuKdZQSK0oSMxLCUgsydBQUNJPLC5OLSnWz8xN189Mzs8rVlLQBMNqLk64Tuei1MSSVKBqLIqtuWq5AEzXIoU%3D)

```java
if( !directoryExists( expandPath( "/assets/img/icons" ) ) ) {
	directoryCreate( "assets/img/icons" );
}

```

Result: The directory 'icons' will be created under the img folder.

### Additional Examples

[Run Example](https://try.boxlang.io/?code=eJxLySxKTS7JL6p0rcgsLinWUFBKgYkEJJZkKCloWnMBAAI%2BDNI%3D)

```java
directoryExists( "directoryPath" );

```

Result: false

## Related

* [ContractPath](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/contractpath.md)
* [CreateTempDirectory](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/createtempdirectory.md)
* [CreateTempFile](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/createtempfile.md)
* [DirectoryCopy](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/directorycopy.md)
* [DirectoryCreate](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/directorycreate.md)
* [DirectoryDelete](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/directorydelete.md)
* [DirectoryList](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/directorylist.md)
* [DirectoryMove](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/directorymove.md)
* [DirectoryRename](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/directoryrename.md)
* [ExpandPath](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/expandpath.md)
* [FileAppend](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/fileappend.md)
* [FileClose](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/fileclose.md)
* [FileCopy](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/filecopy.md)
* [FileDelete](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/filedelete.md)
* [FileExists](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/fileexists.md)
* [FileGetMimeType](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/filegetmimetype.md)
* [FileInfo](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/fileinfo.md)
* [FileIsEOF](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/fileiseof.md)
* [FileMove](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/filemove.md)
* [FileOpen](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/fileopen.md)
* [FileRead](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/fileread.md)
* [FileReadBinary](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/filereadbinary.md)
* [FileReadLine](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/filereadline.md)
* [FileSeek](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/fileseek.md)
* [FileSetAccessMode](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/filesetaccessmode.md)
* [FileSetAttribute](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/filesetattribute.md)
* [FileSetLastModified](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/filesetlastmodified.md)
* [FileSkipBytes](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/fileskipbytes.md)
* [FileWrite](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/filewrite.md)
* [FileWriteLine](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/filewriteline.md)
* [GetCanonicalPath](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/getcanonicalpath.md)
* [GetDirectoryFromPath](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/getdirectoryfrompath.md)
* [GetFileInfo](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/getfileinfo.md)
* [getTempFile](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/gettempfile.md)
* [PropertyFile](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/propertyfile.md)


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