code: public boolean itemExists(String absPath)
     {
        try
        {
           if (getItem(absPath) != null)
           {
              return true;
           }
        }
        catch (RepositoryException e)
        {
           if (LOG.isTraceEnabled())
           {
              LOG.trace("An exception occurred: " + e.getMessage());
           }
        }
        return false;
     }
docs: {@inheritDoc}