Check existence of variable, script, function, folder, or ...
https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/exist.html0 — name does not exist or cannot be found for other reasons. For example, if name exists in a restricted folder to which MATLAB ® does not have access, exist returns 0.. 1 — name is a variable in the workspace. 2 — name is a file with extension .m, .mlx, or .mlapp, or name is the name of a file with a non-registered file extension (.mat, .fig, .txt).
Determine if input is file - MATLAB isfile
www.mathworks.com › help › matlabIs Input a File. Copy Command. Copy Code. Check if the input myfile1.txt is a file. A result of 1 indicates that myfile1.txt is a file. result = isfile ( 'myfile1.txt') result = logical 1. Create the folder myfolder, then check if myfolder is a file. A result of 0 indicates that myfolder is not a file.