+ // does anything at all with this name (i.e. file, directory or some
+ // other file system object such as a device, socket, ...) exist?
+ bool Exists(int flags = wxFILE_EXISTS_ANY) const;
+ static bool Exists(const wxString& path, int flags = wxFILE_EXISTS_ANY);
+
+
+ // checks on most common flags for files/directories;
+ // more platform-specific features (like e.g. Unix permissions) are not
+ // available in wxFileName
+
+ bool IsDirWritable() const { return wxIsWritable(GetPath()); }
+ static bool IsDirWritable(const wxString &path) { return wxDirExists(path) && wxIsWritable(path); }
+
+ bool IsDirReadable() const { return wxIsReadable(GetPath()); }
+ static bool IsDirReadable(const wxString &path) { return wxDirExists(path) && wxIsReadable(path); }
+
+ // NOTE: IsDirExecutable() is not present because the meaning of "executable"
+ // directory is very platform-dependent and also not so useful
+
+ bool IsFileWritable() const { return wxIsWritable(GetFullPath()); }
+ static bool IsFileWritable(const wxString &path) { return wxFileExists(path) && wxIsWritable(path); }
+
+ bool IsFileReadable() const { return wxIsReadable(GetFullPath()); }
+ static bool IsFileReadable(const wxString &path) { return wxFileExists(path) && wxIsReadable(path); }
+
+ bool IsFileExecutable() const { return wxIsExecutable(GetFullPath()); }
+ static bool IsFileExecutable(const wxString &path) { return wxFileExists(path) && wxIsExecutable(path); }
+