
admin:forest-exists( $config as element(configuration), $forest-name as xs:string ) as xs:boolean
  This function determines whether or not the specified forest
  exists.  Returns true if the forest exists, otherwise
  false is returned.
  
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| config | A configuration specification, typically as returned from one of the Admin module functions. | 
| forest-name | The name of the forest to check. | 
  xquery version "1.0-ml";
  import module namespace admin = "http://marklogic.com/xdmp/admin"
      at "/MarkLogic/admin.xqy";
  let $config := admin:get-configuration()
  return admin:forest-exists($config, "Documents")
  (: Returns true, if the Documents forest exists. :)
    
  
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