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isnum

tests if a string represents a number

Calling Sequence

res = isnum(str)

Arguments

str

a character string or a matrix of character strings.

res

a boolean matrix.

Description

res = isnum(str) returns %t if str represents a number.

Examples

isnum(['1'     , ..
    '-1.23' , ..
    '+1e+23', ..
    '1d+23' , ..
    'A'     , ..
    '%pi'])

See Also

  • isletter — check that characters of a string are alphabetic letters
  • isdigit — check that characters of a string are digits between 0 and 9
  • isalphanum — check that characters of a string are alphanumerics
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