Note that the function accepts extremely big numbers and correctly evaluates them.
For example:
<?php
$v = is_numeric ('58635272821786587286382824657568871098287278276543219876543') ? true : false;
var_dump ($v);
?>
The above script will output:
bool(true)
So this function is not intimidated by super-big numbers. I hope this helps someone.
PS: Also note that if you write is_numeric (45thg), this will generate a parse error (since the parameter is not enclosed between apostrophes or double quotes). Keep this in mind when you use this function.
is_numeric
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
is_numeric — 检测变量是否为数字或数字字符串
参数
-
value -
需要检测的变量。
返回值
如果 value 是数字或数字字符串，
返回 true，否则返回 false。
更新日志
| 版本 | 说明 |
|---|---|
| 8.0.0 |
以空格结尾的数字字符串（"42 "）现在将返回 true。以前，会返回 false。
|
示例
示例 #1 is_numeric() 示例
<?php
$tests = array(
"42",
1337,
0x539,
02471,
0b10100111001,
1337e0,
"0x539",
"02471",
"0b10100111001",
"1337e0",
"not numeric",
array(),
9.1,
null,
'',
);
foreach ($tests as $element) {
if (is_numeric($element)) {
echo var_export($element, true) . " is numeric", PHP_EOL;
} else {
echo var_export($element, true) . " is NOT numeric", PHP_EOL;
}
}
?>以上示例会输出：
'42' is numeric 1337 is numeric 1337 is numeric 1337 is numeric 1337 is numeric 1337.0 is numeric '0x539' is NOT numeric '02471' is numeric '0b10100111001' is NOT numeric '1337e0' is numeric 'not numeric' is NOT numeric array ( ) is NOT numeric 9.1 is numeric NULL is NOT numeric '' is NOT numeric
示例 #2 带有空格的 is_numeric()
<?php
$tests = [
" 42",
"42 ",
"\u{A0}9001", // non-breaking space
"9001\u{A0}", // non-breaking space
];
foreach ($tests as $element) {
if (is_numeric($element)) {
echo var_export($element, true) . " is numeric", PHP_EOL;
} else {
echo var_export($element, true) . " is NOT numeric", PHP_EOL;
}
}
?>以上示例在 PHP 8 中的输出：
' 42' is numeric '42 ' is numeric ' 9001' is NOT numeric '9001 ' is NOT numeric
以上示例在 PHP 7 中的输出：
' 42' is numeric '42 ' is NOT numeric ' 9001' is NOT numeric '9001 ' is NOT numeric
参见
- 数字字符串
- ctype_digit() - 检测数字字符
- is_bool() - 检测变量是否是布尔值
- is_null() - 检测变量是否是 null
- is_float() - 查找变量的类型是否是浮点型
- is_int() - 检测变量是否是整数
- is_string() - 查找变量的类型是否是字符串
- is_object() - 查找变量是否是对象
- is_array() - 检测变量是否是数组
- filter_var() - 使用特定的过滤器过滤一个变量
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User Contributed Notes 8 notes
sobolanx at gmail dot com ¶
13 years ago
tanguy_barsik at hotmail dot com ¶
7 years ago
for strings, it return true only if float number has a dot
is_numeric( '42.1' )//true
is_numeric( '42,1' )//false
moskalyuk at gmail dot com ¶
18 years ago
is_numeric fails on the hex values greater than LONG_MAX, so having a large hex value parsed through is_numeric would result in FALSE being returned even though the value is a valid hex number
ben at chico dot com ¶
10 years ago
Apparently NAN (Not A Number) is a number for the sake of is_numeric().
<?php
echo "is ";
if (!is_numeric(NAN))
echo "not ";
echo "a number";
?>
Outputs "is a number". So something that is NOT a number (by defintion) is a number...
Magnus Deininger, dma05 at web dot de ¶
15 years ago
regarding the global vs. american numeral notations, it should be noted that at least in japanese, numbers aren't grouped with an extra symbol every three digits, but rather every four digits (for example 1,0000 instead of 10.000). also nadim's regexen are slightly suboptimal at one point having an unescaped '.' operator, and the whole thing could easily be combined into a single regex (speed and all).
adjustments:
<?php
$eng_or_world = preg_match
('/^[+-]?'. // start marker and sign prefix
'(((([0-9]+)|([0-9]{1,4}(,[0-9]{3,4})+)))?(\\.[0-9])?([0-9]*)|'. // american
'((([0-9]+)|([0-9]{1,4}(\\.[0-9]{3,4})+)))?(,[0-9])?([0-9]*))'. // world
'(e[0-9]+)?'. // exponent
'$/', // end marker
$str) == 1;
?>
i'm sure this still isn't optimal, but it should also cover japanese-style numerals and it fixed a couple of other issues with the other regexen. it also allows for an exponent suffix, the pre-decimal digits are optional and it enforces using either grouped or ungrouped integer parts. should be easier to trim to your liking too.
kouber at saparev dot com ¶
21 years ago
Note that this function is not appropriate to check if "is_numeric" for very long strings. In fact, everything passed to this function is converted to long and then to a double. Anything greater than approximately 1.8e308 is too large for a double, so it becomes infinity, i.e. FALSE. What that means is that, for each string with more than 308 characters, is_numeric() will return FALSE, even if all chars are digits.
However, this behaviour is platform-specific.
http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.types.float.php
In such a case, it is suitable to use regular expressions:
function is_numeric_big($s=0) {
return preg_match('/^-?\d+$/', $s);
}
Katrina Kizenbach ¶
2 years ago
Note that is_numeric() will evaluate to false for number strings using decimal commas.
is_numeric('0.11');
Output: true
is_numeric('0,11');
Output: false
anantkumarsingh03101988 at gmail dot com ¶
2 years ago
Example #2
Output:
'9001 ' is NOT numeric
is incorrect for PHP8, it's numeric.
So please correct this.
