public boolean managedObjectExists(ManagedObjectPath<?,?> path){
  DN targetDN=DNBuilder.create(path);
  try {
    return configRepository.getEntry(targetDN) != null;
  }
 catch (  ConfigException e) {
    return false;
  }
}

public boolean managedObjectExists ( ManagedObjectPath < ? , ? > path ) { DN targetDN = DNBuilder . create ( path ) ; try { return configRepository . getEntry ( targetDN ) != null ; } catch ( ConfigException e ) { return false ; } }
determines whether the named managed object exists .
