Question

How to check whether the type of a variable is float in PHP

Answer 1

if (is_float(3.14)) 
    echo "float";
else 
    echo "not float";


/*
run: 

float 

*/

 

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Answer 2

echo "<pre>";
var_dump(is_float(23432372.5));
var_dump(is_float('xyz'));
var_dump(is_float(100));
var_dump(is_float(1e5)); 
var_dump(is_float(true));
echo "<pre>";


/*
run: 

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

*/

 

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