javascript check if file exists in folder code example

Example 1: javascript check if file exists on server

function doesFileExist(urlToFile) {
    var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
    xhr.open('HEAD', urlToFile, false);
    xhr.send();
     
    if (xhr.status == "404") {
        return false;
    } else {
        return true;
    }
}

Example 2: javascript file exists check

// checking existence of file synchronously
function doesFileExist(urlToFile) {
    var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
    xhr.open('HEAD', urlToFile, false);
    xhr.send();
     
    return xhr.status !== 404;
}

Example 3: js check file exist

import fs from 'fs';

const path = './file.txt';

try {
  if (fs.existsSync(path)) {
    //file exists
  }
} catch(err) {
  console.error(err);
}

Example 4: check if file exists javascript

function executeIfFileExist(src, callback) {
    var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest()
    xhr.onreadystatechange = function() {
        if (this.readyState === this.DONE) {
            callback()
        }
    }
    xhr.open('HEAD', src)
}