is_numeric

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is_numeric - Finds whether a variable is a number or a numeric string
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Example #1 is_numeric examples

Result: '42' is numeric 1337 is numeric 1337 is numeric 1337 is numeric 1337 is numeric 1337.0 is numeric '0x539' is NOT numeric '02471' is numeric '0b10100111001' is NOT numeric '1337e0' is numeric 'not numeric' is NOT numeric array ( ) is NOT numeric 9.1 is numeric NULL is NOT numeric '' is NOT numeric
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Example #2 is_numeric with whitespace

Result: ' 42' is numeric '42 ' is numeric ' 9001' is NOT numeric '9001 ' is NOT numeric
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