--- !ruby/object:RI::MethodDescription 
aliases: []

block_params: 
comment: 
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P 
  body: Evaluates to <tt>true</tt> if this resource is not <tt>new?</tt> and is found on the remote service. Using this method, you can check for resources that may have been deleted between the object's instantiation and actions on it.
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::H 
  level: 4
  text: Examples
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::VERB 
  body: "  Person.create(:name =&gt; 'Theodore Roosevelt')\n  that_guy = Person.find(:first)\n  that_guy.exists? # =&gt; true\n\n  that_lady = Person.new(:name =&gt; 'Paul Bean')\n  that_lady.exists? # =&gt; false\n\n  guys_id = that_guy.id\n  Person.delete(guys_id)\n  that_guy.exists? # =&gt; false\n"
full_name: ActiveResource::Base#exists?
is_singleton: false
name: exists?
params: ()
visibility: public
