note 15964 rejected from function.is-float by zak

From: Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 15:50:48 +0000
Subject: note 15964 rejected from function.is-float by zak
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This function seems to note the current state of the variable - it doesn't auto-type the input! For example: $input='5'; if (is_float($input)) echo 'real'; else echo 'not real'; will return 'not real'. But 5 is a valid "real" number that I can dump into a database!

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