is_float

This function determines whether the provided value is a floating point value or not.

This function does not generate a change.

Function

is_float(value)

Arguments

Argument Type Description
value any (required) The value to be tested.

Return value

Returns true if the given value is a float, else it returns false.

Example

This code shows some return values for is_float():

[
    is_float( 42.0 ),
    is_float( 0.42e+2 ),
    is_float( 42 ),
];

Return value in JSON format

[
    true,
    true,
    false
]