how to check if a variable is a number code example

Example 1: javascript check if variable is number

function isNumber(n) {
  return !isNaN(parseFloat(n)) && !isNaN(n - 0);
}

Example 2: check if something is a number

<html>
<head></head>
<body>
<h1>isNaN() example</h1>

<script type="text/javascript">
 var num1 = 100;
 if(isNaN(num1)){
    document.write(num1 + " is not a number <br/>");
 }else{
    document.write(num1 + " is a number <br/>");
 }
 
 var str1 = "mkyong"
 if(isNaN(str1)){
    document.write(str1 + " is not a number <br/>");
 }else{
    document.write(str1 + " is a number <br/>");
 }
</script>

</body>
</html>