How can I tell if a given path is a directory or a file? (C/C++)

Question

I'm using C and sometimes I have to handle paths like

• C:\Whatever
• C:\Whatever\
• C:\Whatever\Somefile

Is there a way to check if a given path is a directory or a given path is a file?

Answer 1

Call GetFileAttributes, and check for the FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY attribute.