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the easy way to check if the string is a number or not?

I want to know what is the easy way to check if a string is a number or
not? the number can be int, float, double, scientific,...

what is the easy way for only interger?

Mar 8 '06 #1
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kathy wrote:
I want to know what is the easy way to check if a string is a number or
not? the number can be int, float, double, scientific,...


Try to read it using a 'std::istringstream'. If this is not what you
want, check out Boost's regular expression library and provide a
regular expression describing the formats you want.
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<mailto:di***********@yahoo.com> <http://www.dietmar-kuehl.de/>
<http://www.eai-systems.com> - Efficient Artificial Intelligence
Mar 8 '06 #2
On 8 Mar 2006 13:34:46 -0800, "kathy" <yq*****@yahoo.com> wrote:
I want to know what is the easy way to check if a string is a number or
not? the number can be int, float, double, scientific,...
check out strtod:
http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/...ns/strtod.html
what is the easy way for only interger?


strtol

In both cases you need to understand what the 'endptr' does. Hint:
strip trailing whitespace before calling strtod or strtol. Encapsulate
the check in a reusable function.

Best wishes,
Roland Pibinger
Mar 8 '06 #3

kathy wrote in message
<11*********************@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups. com>...
I want to know what is the easy way to check if a string is a number or
not? the number can be int, float, double, scientific,...
what is the easy way for only interger?


If the others did not give you the answer you wanted, maybe this will help
you.

// ----------------------------------------------
// #include <ccytpe> // ISO C++ 14882: std::isdigit()
std::cout<<"\n_______ isdigit test _______"<<std::endl;
int Inum(0);
double Dnum(0);
std::string TestForNum("Hi 4 76.5num 42.7e-5");
std::cout<<"Test string = "<<TestForNum<<"."<<std::endl;
for(size_t i(0); i < TestForNum.size(); ++i){
std::cout<<"char at "<<i<<" is "<<TestForNum.at(i)<<", a ";
if( std::isdigit( TestForNum.at(i) ) ){
std::istringstream strStream( TestForNum.substr(i) );
strStream >> Inum;
strStream.clear();
strStream.str( TestForNum.substr(i) );
strStream >> Dnum;
strStream.clear();
std::cout<<"digit Inum="<<Inum
<<" Dnum="<<Dnum<<std::endl;
}
else{ std::cout<<"alpha"<<std::endl;}
}
std::cout<<"_______ isdigit test _______Done"<<std::endl;
/* -- output --
_______ isdigit test _______
Test string = Hi 4 76.5num 42.7e-5.
char at 0 is H, a alpha
char at 1 is i, a alpha
char at 2 is , a alpha
char at 3 is 4, a digit Inum=4 Dnum=4
char at 4 is , a alpha
char at 5 is 7, a digit Inum=76 Dnum=76.5
char at 6 is 6, a digit Inum=6 Dnum=6.5
char at 7 is ., a alpha
char at 8 is 5, a digit Inum=5 Dnum=5
char at 9 is n, a alpha
char at 10 is u, a alpha
char at 11 is m, a alpha
char at 12 is , a alpha
char at 13 is 4, a digit Inum=42 Dnum=0.000427
char at 14 is 2, a digit Inum=2 Dnum=2.7e-005
char at 15 is ., a alpha
char at 16 is 7, a digit Inum=7 Dnum=7e-005
char at 17 is e, a alpha
char at 18 is -, a alpha
char at 19 is 5, a digit Inum=5 Dnum=5
_______ isdigit test _______Done
*/
// ----------------------------------------------

Open <ccytpe> in an editor for a list of more useful items.

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Bob R
POVrookie
Mar 9 '06 #4

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