is_infinite
nan/"not a number" is not meant to see if the data type is numeric/textual/etc..
NaN is actually a set of values which can be stored in floating-point variables, but dont actually evaluate to a proper floating point number.
The floating point system has three sections: 1 bit for the sign (+/-), an 8 bit exponent, and a 23 bit fractional part.
There are rules governing which combinations of values can be placed into each section, and some values are reserved for numbers such as infinity. This leads to certain combinations being invalid, or in other words, not a number.
is_nan
(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)
is_nan — Finds whether a value is not a number
Description
bool is_nan
( float $val
)
Checks whether val is 'not a number', like the result of acos(1.01).
Parameters
- val
-
The value to check
Return Values
Returns TRUE if val is 'not a number', else FALSE.
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User Contributed Notesis_nan
darkangel at moveinmod dot net
02-Mar-2006 07:04
02-Mar-2006 07:04
Sku
04-Dec-2005 10:29
04-Dec-2005 10:29
Hi nez,
better would be:
function isNaN( $var ) {
return !ereg ("^[-]?[0-9]+([\.][0-9]+)?$", $var);
}
ys, Sku
nez [at] NOSPAM gazeta [dot] pl
26-Sep-2005 10:27
26-Sep-2005 10:27
Paul, i guess better would be:
function isNaN( $var ) {
return ereg ("^[-]?[0-9]+([\.][0-9]+)?$", $var);
}
Vincent
24-Feb-2005 03:04
24-Feb-2005 03:04
Since NaN is not even equal to itself, here is a way to test it:
<?php
function my_is_nan($_) {
return ($_ !== $_);
}
?>