is_float
PHP function
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(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
Finds whether the type of a variable is float
Description
is_float(mixed $value): bool
Finds whether the type of the given variable is float.
Note
To test if a variable is a number or a numeric string (such as form input, which is always a string), you must use is_numeric().
Parameters
valueThe variable being evaluated.
Return Values
Returns true if value is a float, false otherwise.
Examples
is_float() example
php
<?php
var_dump(is_float(27.25));
var_dump(is_float('abc'));
var_dump(is_float(23));
var_dump(is_float(23.5));
var_dump(is_float(1e7)); //Scientific Notation
var_dump(is_float(true));
?>The above example will output:
output
bool(true)
bool(false)
bool(false)
bool(true)
bool(true)
bool(false)