is_float

is_float

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)

is_float — Finds whether the type of a variable is float

Description

bool is_float ( mixed $var )

Finds whether the type of the given variable is float.

Note: To test if a variable is a number or a numeric string (such as form input, which is always a string), you must use is_numeric().

Parameters

var

The variable being evaluated.

Return Values

Returns TRUE if var is a float, FALSE otherwise.

Examples

Example #1 is_float() example

var_dump(is_float(27.25) var_dump(is_float('abc') var_dump(is_float(23) var_dump(is_float(23.5) var_dump(is_float(1e7)  //Scientific Notation var_dump(is_float(true) ?>

The above example will output:

bool(true) bool(false) bool(false) bool(true) bool(true) bool(false)

See Also

  • is_bool() - Finds out whether a variable is a boolean

  • is_int() - Find whether the type of a variable is integer

  • is_numeric() - Finds whether a variable is a number or a numeric string

  • is_string() - Find whether the type of a variable is string

  • is_array() - Finds whether a variable is an array

  • is_object() - Finds whether a variable is an object

← is_double

is_int →

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