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Check for numeric character(s)

ctype_digit

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.4, PHP 5)

ctype_digit — Check for numeric character(s)

Description

bool ctype_digit ( string $text )

Checks if all of the characters in the provided string, text , are numerical.

Parameters

text

The tested string.

Return Values

Returns TRUE if every character in text is a decimal digit, FALSE otherwise.

Examples

Example #1 A ctype_digit() example

<?php
$strings = array('1820.20', '10002', 'wsl!12');
foreach ($strings as $testcase) {
    if (ctype_digit($testcase)) {
        echo "The string $testcase consists of all digits.\n";
    } else {
        echo "The string $testcase does not consist of all digits.\n";
    }
}
?>

The above example will output:

 
 The string 1820.20 does not consist of all digits. The string 10002 consists of all digits. The string wsl!12 does not consist of all digits.

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