isNumeric

Syntax

isNumeric(X)

Details

Return true if all characters in the string are numbers. For null values of the STRING type, return false.

Note:
isNumeric and isDigit are equivalent and can be used interchangeably.

Parameters

X is a STRING scalar or vector.

Returns

  • When X is a scalar, it returns a Boolean scalar.
  • When X is a vector, it returns a Boolean vector.
  • When X is a table, it returns a table.

Examples

isNumeric("123456");
// output: true

isNumeric("1And1");
// output: false

isNumeric("10.05");
// output: false

isNumeric(string());
// output: false