Thread: File checker not working

Hey guys, writing something simple to see if a file exists and print a string if it does, not sure what is wrong with it though.

import java.util.*;
 
/**
 *
 * @author root
 */
public class Myfilemaker {
    String firstFilepath;
 
    public static void main(String[] args) {
 
 
        Scanner user_input = new Scanner(System.in);
 
        String firstFilepath;
        System.out.println("File to search for: ");
        firstFilepath = user_input.next();
 
        System.out.println();
        System.out.println("Searching for " + firstFilepath + "\n");
        System.out.println(); 
 
 
        if (firstFilepath.exists()){                // <<< here is the error: "Cant find Symbol Method exists()"
                System.out.println("File found");
        }
        else
        {
              System.out.println("File not found");
                }
 
}
}

That's a String not a file.

But I also know next to nothing about file I/O....and Java in general. So maybe I'm completely wrong lol