javascript if is numeric code example

Example 1: javascript check if number

//Updated dec 2020
// The first 2 Variations return a Boolean
// They just work the opposite way around

// IsInteger
if (Number.isInteger(val)) {
	// It is indeed a number
}

// isNaN (is not a number)
if (isNaN(val)) {
	// It is not a number
}

// Another option is typeof which return a string
if (typeof(val) === 'number') {
	// Guess what, it's a bloody number!
}

Example 2: javascript check if string is number

// native returns true if the variable does NOT contain a valid number
isNaN(num)

// can be wrapped for making simple and readable
function isNumeric(num){
  return !isNaN(num)
}

isNumeric(123)         // true
isNumeric('123')       // true
isNumeric('1e10000')   // true (This translates to Infinity, which is a number)
isNumeric('foo')       // false
isNumeric('10px')      // false

Example 3: javascript check if string is number

function isNumeric(num){
  return !isNaN(num)
}
isNumeric("23.33"); //true, checking if string is a number.

Example 4: 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>

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