is_numeric(PHP 4, PHP 5)is_numeric -- Finds whether a variable is a number or a numeric stringDescriptionbool is_numeric ( mixed var )Finds whether the given variable is numeric. Numeric strings consist of optional sign, any number of digits, optional decimal part and optional exponential part. Thus +0123.45e6 is a valid numeric value. Hexadecimal notation (0xFF) is allowed too but only without sign, decimal and exponential part.ParametersvarThe variable being evaluated.Return ValuesReturns TRUE if var is a number or a numeric string, FALSE otherwise.See Alsoctype_digit()is_bool()is_null()is_float()is_int()is_string()is_object()is_array()