Name

isnum — tests if a string represents a number

Calling Sequence

res = isnum(str)

Parameters

str

A character string or a matrix of character strings.

res

A boolean matrix.

Description

res = isnum(str)returns %T if str represents a number

Examples

 
isnum(['1'     , ..
       '-1.23' , ..
       '+1e+23', .. 
       '1d+23' , ..
       '%pi'])
 

See Also

isletter , isdigit , isalphanum

Authors

P.M