Check Whether a String Is a File Path

Returns TRUE if the given string looks like a local file path (absolute or relative, Unix/Windows style), FALSE otherwise. Convenience wrapper around the internal .detectInputType() helper.

Usage

isFilePath(x)

Arguments

x

character(1) - the string to test.

Value

logical(1) - TRUE if x is a file path, FALSE otherwise.

See also

isURL() for the complementary URL check.

Other file.path: buildPath(), fileExistURL(), findDownload(), isURL(), splitPath()

Examples

isFilePath("/home/user/data/file.csv")   # TRUE
#> [1] TRUE
isFilePath("~/documents/report.pdf")     # TRUE
#> [1] TRUE
isFilePath("./relative/path/file.R")     # TRUE
#> [1] TRUE
isFilePath("../other/folder/data.rds")   # TRUE
#> [1] TRUE
isFilePath("C:/Users/Hans/file.xlsx")    # TRUE
#> [1] TRUE
isFilePath("https://example.com/f.csv")  # FALSE
#> [1] FALSE