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Posted by Robert Cummings on 09/22/05 02:43
On Wed, 2005-09-21 at 19:21, Chris Shiflett wrote:
> Mikey wrote:
> > I have found that adding 0 and then running is_int() usually works.
>
> You mean always works. :-) Casting something to an integer and then
> checking to see if it's an integer doesn't tell you anything useful:
>
> <?php
>
> $int = 'this is not an int';
> $int += 0;
>
> if (is_int($int))
> {
> echo '$int is an integer';
> }
>
> ?>
>
> You're always going to see "$int is an integer" on the screen, even when
> $int is clearly not. As I mentioned, ctype_digit() fits the bill nicely:
Not if it's a float.
<?php
$int = '2.333';
$int += 0;
if (is_int($int))
{
echo '$int is an integer';
}
else
{
echo '$int is probably a float :)';
}
?>
Cheers,
Rob.
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