note 107326 modified in function.is-numeric by danbrown

From: Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 21:26:24 +0000
Subject: note 107326 modified in function.is-numeric by danbrown
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If you want the numerical value of a string, this will return a float or int value:

<?php
function get_numeric($val) {
 if (is_numeric($val)) {
 return $val + 0;
 }
 return 0;
}
?>

Example:
<?php
get_numeric('3'); // int(3)
get_numeric('1.2'); // float(1.2)
get_numeric('3.0'); // float(3)
?> --was-- If you want the numerical value of a string, this will return a float or int value: function get_numeric($val) { if (is_numeric($val)) { return $val + 0; } return 0; } Example: get_numeric('3'); // int(3) get_numeric('1.2'); // float(1.2) get_numeric('3.0'); // float(3) http://php.net/manual/en/function.is-numeric.php

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