note 107326 deleted from function.is-numeric by crell
| From: | crell@php.net | Date: | Mon, 18 Apr 2022 15:01:10 +0000 |
| Subject: | note 107326 deleted from function.is-numeric by crell | ||
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Note Submitter: dave dot marr at gmail dot com
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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)
?>