Groovy gradle check if file exits?

Question

I am trying to check if a file exists on a certain path in android gradle

This is my code

File file = new File("../../../../releases/${version}", "${project.name}-${version}-release.aar")
            if (outputFile.name.contains("debug"))
                file = new File("../../../../releases/${version}", "${project.name}-${version}-debug.aar")
            if (file.exists()) {
                println("file found")
                throw new GradleException("Aar already exists in folder $version. Change name of folder if you want the same version")
            } else{println("file not found")
                outputFileName = file}

It is always falling in the else case

I have tried two methods and both of them are giving false

println("file exists "+ file.getAbsoluteFile().exists())
            println("file exists "+ file.exists())

Answer 1

The issue was due to path

File file = new File("${project.getRootDir()}/releases/${version}", "${project.name}-${version}-release.aar")
                if (file.exists())
                    throw new GradleException("Aar already exists in folder $version. Change name of folder if you want the same version")