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StringIsNumber

version 1.0.0.0 (597 Bytes) by Michael Robbins
STRINGISNUMBER returns 1 if the input string contains only a number and otherwise a zero.
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Updated 22 Nov 2004

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STRINGISNUMBER returns 1 if the input string contains only a number and otherwise a zero

Created as an example for the thread "How to determine if an inputfield contains chars or numbers ?"

USAGE:
>> StringIsNumber('aseea')
ans = 0
>> StringIsNumber('333')
ans = 1
>> StringIsNumber('333.123')
ans = 1
>> StringIsNumber('.123')
ans = 1
>> StringIsNumber('0.123')
ans = 1
>> StringIsNumber('0.123a')
ans = 0

IT'S NOT FANCY BUT IT WORKS

Cite As

Michael Robbins (2021). StringIsNumber (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/6283-stringisnumber), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

Comments and Ratings (3)

Stephen Cobeldick

Simpler and faster,would be to use the inbuilt STR2DOUBLE:

>> ~isnan(str2double('aseea'))
ans = 0
>> ~isnan(str2double('333'))
ans = 1
>> ~isnan(str2double('333.123'))
ans = 1
>> ~isnan(str2double('.123'))
ans = 1
>> ~isnan(str2double('0.123'))
ans = 1
>> ~isnan(str2double('0.123a'))
ans = 0

Jan

Another idea:
[x, count, err, next] = sscanf(Str, '%g', 1);
isNumber = (count == 1) && (next == numel(Str) + 1);

Jaroslaw Tuszynski

Simple robust function. Does not recognize negetive numbers and scientific notation. Nice alternative to ~isempty(str2num(str)) approach which sametimes gives strange results (try str = 'sphere' ).

MATLAB Release Compatibility
Created with R14SP1
Compatible with any release
Platform Compatibility
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