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 — Encuentra si un valor no es un número
Descripción
bool is_nan
( float $val
)
Chequea si val no es un número (valor 'not a number'), como el resultado de acos(1.01).
Lista de parámetros
- val
-
El valor a chequear
Valores retornados
Devuelve TRUE si val es un valor 'not a number', FALSE de lo contrario.
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User Contributed Notesis_nan
darkangel at moveinmod dot net
01-Mar-2006 10:04
01-Mar-2006 10:04
Sku
04-Dec-2005 01:29
04-Dec-2005 01:29
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 01:27
26-Sep-2005 01:27
Paul, i guess better would be:
function isNaN( $var ) {
return ereg ("^[-]?[0-9]+([\.][0-9]+)?$", $var);
}
Vincent
23-Feb-2005 06:04
23-Feb-2005 06:04
Since NaN is not even equal to itself, here is a way to test it:
<?php
function my_is_nan($_) {
return ($_ !== $_);
}
?>