How to remove file exists method in Magento2

In this tutorial, We’ll learn how to remove file_exists in Magento 2. Magento does not support direct use of file_exists in file. This practice is not supportable by coding standard and this can be cause of security issues. So when you check phpcs issues then you will see “file_exists is discouraged”.

You must use an alternative method of file_exists when using Magento 2 to avoid this problem.

<?php

/**
 * @var \Magento\DownloadableImportExport\Helper\Uploader
 */
protected $uploaderHelper;

/**
 * @param \Magento\DownloadableImportExport\Helper\Uploader $uploaderHelper
 */
public function __construct(
    \Magento\DownloadableImportExport\Helper\Uploader $uploaderHelper
) {
   $this->uploaderHelper = $uploaderHelper;
}

public function isFile($fileName)
{
  if ($this->uploaderHelper->isFileExist($fileName)) {
     //write your code
  }
}

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