- is_numeric: documentation ( source)
<?php
$tests = array(
"42",
1337,
0x539,
02471,
'0b10100111001',
1337e0,
"not numeric",
array(),
9.1
);
foreach ($tests as $element) {
if (is_numeric($element)) {
echo "'{$element}' is numeric", PHP_EOL;
} else {
echo "'{$element}' is NOT numeric", PHP_EOL;
}
}