note 82311 added to function.is-writable

I can't understand why this function checks if the filename exists, isn't that what file_exists is for? I think it should return TRUE if and only if the file "is writable".. I know there are plenty of other ways to check if a filename is valid and writable, but it would be so nice and clean to simply: if (is_writable($new_name)) {//write the new/nonexistent file} ---- Server IP: 69.147.83.197 Probable Submitter: 76.252.70.219 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.is-writable.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/82311 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/82311/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/82311/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/82311/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/82311/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/82311/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/82311/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/82311 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/82311 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php