How to check the existance of a table ?

I want tocheck if a table exist in the database via a SP.

Procedure SP_TableExist
( TableName varchar2)
IS
if exists(select * from User_Objects WHERE Object_Name = || TableName)

    return 1;
else

    return 0;
end if;
end SP_TableExist;

Any suggestions ?

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Robert Vabo
Application developer
Gecko Informasjonssystemer AS
www.gecko.no
robert.vabo_at_gecko.no