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Check if a variable is a float

Check to see if a variable or value is of type float (a floating point number)

$variable: Variable or expression to be evaluated

Integer: 1 (true) if float, 0 (false) if not a float

<?
  $x=1;
  print(is_float($x)); // outputs 0, $x is an integer
  $y=1.0;
  print(is_float($y)); // outputs 1, $y is a float
  $z="1.0";
  print(is_float($z)); // outputs 0, $z is a string
?>

This function checks ONLY the type of the variable, not the data that it holds!

To test if a variable contains a number or is a numeric string (such as form input, which is always a string), you should use is_numeric().

is_int() - Check if a variable is an integer

is_numeric() - Check if a value is numeric (int, float or numeric string)

is_string() - Check if a variable is a string

is_array() - Check if a variable is an array

isset() - Check if a variable exists

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