glob --exists absolute path (without wildcard) ?

[indexofrefraction]

hi,
i noticed that if you want to check for the existance of a file or directory
it is needed to include a pattern in glob, otherwise you don't get the correct return value.

eg.
glob --exists -d my_directory
does NOT work, it returns 0 in any case

glob --exists -d my_dir*ctory
works, but is unsafe in some situations

if you have hardcoded paths (no variables) then this is a safe workaround
glob --exists -d my_dir[e]ctory

but is there a way to check for an absolute path?
(without using wildcards)