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Saga
Using VB 2008. This seemed like a simple question. To make a short story
long...
Dim ssTest as string
Typed in ssTest<dot> expecting for Intellisense to display something like
IsNumber,
but the only method that seemed related was CompareOrdinal. I selected that
and
then used F1 for more info. This method is something totally different. I
found a few
Isxxxx methods, but none that I could use.
Next up, Google. So how much was Google my friend? In this case, not much. I
found asnwers that ranged from doing a loop and testing each string position
for
0 - 9 (ASCII 48 to 57), to using regular expressions to using the
VisualBasic
namespace function IsNumeric :-S. I also found this routine:
Public Function IsNumber(ByVal sText As String) As Boolean
If Double.TryParse(sText, Globalization.NumberStyles.AllowDecimalPoint)
Then
Return True
Else
Return False
End If
End Function
(http://www.janinedalton.com/blog/archives/2004/looking-for-isnumeric-in-vbnet/)
I am using this function for now. Doesn't VB 2008 have an inherent
function/method
for testing a string to see if it is numeric or not? Thanks! Saga
long...
Dim ssTest as string
Typed in ssTest<dot> expecting for Intellisense to display something like
IsNumber,
but the only method that seemed related was CompareOrdinal. I selected that
and
then used F1 for more info. This method is something totally different. I
found a few
Isxxxx methods, but none that I could use.
Next up, Google. So how much was Google my friend? In this case, not much. I
found asnwers that ranged from doing a loop and testing each string position
for
0 - 9 (ASCII 48 to 57), to using regular expressions to using the
VisualBasic
namespace function IsNumeric :-S. I also found this routine:
Public Function IsNumber(ByVal sText As String) As Boolean
If Double.TryParse(sText, Globalization.NumberStyles.AllowDecimalPoint)
Then
Return True
Else
Return False
End If
End Function
(http://www.janinedalton.com/blog/archives/2004/looking-for-isnumeric-in-vbnet/)
I am using this function for now. Doesn't VB 2008 have an inherent
function/method
for testing a string to see if it is numeric or not? Thanks! Saga