PHP: is_real() function

Description

The is_real() function is used to find whether a variable is a float or not. The function is an alias of is_float().

Version:

(PHP 4 and above)

Syntax:

is_real(var_name)

Parameter:

*Mixed : Mixed indicates that a parameter may accept multiple (but not necessarily all) types.

Return value:

TRUE if var_name is a real, FALSE otherwise.

Value Type: Boolean

Example:

<?php
$var_name=127.55;
if (is_real($var_name))
echo 'This is a real value.<br>';
else
echo 'This is not a real value.<br>';
var_dump(is_real('w3resource'));
echo '<br>';
var_dump(is_real(85));
echo '<br>';
var_dump(is_real(1e8));
echo '<br>';
var_dump(is_real(true));
echo '<br>';
var_dump(is_real(array(23.3, 56, 6)));
?>

Output:

This is a real value.
bool(false)
bool(false)
bool(true)
bool(false)
bool(false) 

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See also

PHP Function Reference

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