Check File Exists in Java: Explanation & Practice

Problem summary

Check if a file exists and print appropriate message.

Starter code

import java.io.*;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Check if "data.txt" exists
        // Print: File exists OR File not found
    }
}

Expected output and test cases

• File found

  File exists

Hints

1. Use File.exists() method
2. Create File object first
3. Can also check isFile() vs isDirectory()

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