1# Exists 2 3- `v::exists()` 4 5Validates files or directories. 6 7```php 8v::exists()->validate(__FILE__); // true 9v::exists()->validate(__DIR__); // true 10``` 11 12This validator will consider SplFileInfo instances, so you can do something like: 13 14```php 15v::exists()->validate(new \SplFileInfo($file)); 16``` 17 18*** 19See also: 20 21 * [Directory](Directory.md) 22 * [Executable](Executable.md) 23 * [Extension](Extension.md) 24 * [File](File.md) 25 * [Mimetype](Mimetype.md) 26 * [Readable](Readable.md) 27 * [Size](Size.md) 28 * [SymbolicLink](SymbolicLink.md) 29 * [Uploaded](Uploaded.md) 30 * [Writable](Writable.md) 31