note 99155 added to function.gettype

function is_double_or_integer($obj) { if(preg_match("/([\w\-]+\.[\w\-]+)/",trim($obj))) { settype($obj, 'double'); } else { settype($obj, 'integer'); } return $obj; } I find this function really useful. ---- Server IP: 69.147.83.197 Probable Submitter: 81.156.167.162 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.gettype.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/99155 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/99155/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/99155/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/99155/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/99155/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/99155/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/99155/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/99155 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/99155 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php