php string is number code example

Example 1: check if string is number or not php

$var_num = "1";
$var_str = "Hello World";

var_dump( is_numeric($var_num), is_numeric($var_str) );

/* 
Output -
 bool(true)
 bool(false)
*/

Example 2: php is numeric

//is_numeric — Finds whether a variable is a number or a numeric string
is_numeric ( $variable ); // returns true or false

Example 3: php check if string or number

<?php if (is_numeric(887)) { echo "Yes"; } else { echo "No"; } ?>

Example 4: php is variable a number

if(is_numeric($what_am_i)){
	//true
}

Example 5: php check if string or number

<?php if (is_numeric("cake")) { echo "Yes"; } else { echo "No"; } ?>

Example 6: php check if string is integer

<?php
$strings = array('1820.20', '10002', 'wsl!12');
foreach ($strings as $testcase) {
    if (ctype_digit($testcase)) {
        echo "The string $testcase consists of all digits.\n";
    } else {
        echo "The string $testcase does not consist of all digits.\n";
    }
}
?>

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