Mikey wrote:
I have found that adding 0 and then running is_int() usually works.
You mean always works. :-) Casting something to an integer and then
checking to see if it's an integer doesn't tell you anything useful:
<?php
$int = 'this is not an int';
$int += 0;
if (is_int($int))
{
echo '$int is an integer';
}
?>
You're always going to see "$int is an integer" on the screen, even when
$int is clearly not. As I mentioned, ctype_digit() fits the bill nicely:
<?php
if (ctype_digit($int))
{
echo '$int is an integer';
}
?>
You'll find that this does what you expect.
Hope that helps.
Chris
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