file_exists - Tells if a file exists. Allegro game programming library.
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Description
Checks whether a file matching the given name and attributes (see beginning of this chapter) exists. If
`aret' is not NULL, it will be set to the attributes of the matching file. Example:
/* Check for a normal file. */
if (file_exists("franken.dat", 0, NULL))
allegro_message("It is alive!\n");
Name
file_exists - Tells if a file exists. Allegro game programming library.
Return Value
Returns non-zero if the file exists, or zero if it doesn't or the specified attributes mask it out.
See Also
exists(3alleg4), file_size_ex(3alleg4), file_time(3alleg4) Allegro version 4.4.3 file_exists(3alleg4)
Synopsis
#include<allegro.h>intfile_exists(constchar*filename,intattrib,int*aret);
