Check Directory Exists

Source: R/chk-dir.R

Checks if directory exists using

vld_string(x) && dir.exists(x)

chk_dir(x, x_name = NULL)

vld_dir(x)

Arguments

x

The object to check.

x_name

A string of the name of object x or NULL.

Value

The chk_ function throws an informative error if the test fails or returns the original object if successful so it can used in pipes.

The vld_ function returns a flag indicating whether the test was met.

Functions

  • vld_dir(): Validate Directory Exists

See also

vld_string()

dir.exists()

For more details about the use of this function, please read the article vignette("chk-families").

Other file_checkers: chk_ext(), chk_file()

Examples

# chk_dir
chk_dir(tempdir())
try(chk_dir(tempfile()))
#> Error in eval(expr, envir) : 
#>   `tempfile()` must specify an existing directory ('/tmp/RtmpnG4Dmq/filebbb765c08576f' can't be found).
# vld_dir
vld_dir(1)
#> [1] FALSE
vld_dir(tempdir())
#> [1] TRUE
vld_dir(tempfile())
#> [1] FALSE