Scalar::Util::Numeric(3pm)
NAME
Scalar::Util::Numeric - numeric tests for Perl scalars
SYNOPSIS
use Scalar::Util::Numeric qw(isnum isint isfloat);
foo($bar / 2) if (isnum $bar);
if (isint $baz) {
# ...
} elsif (isfloat $baz) {
# ...
}
DESCRIPTION
This module exports a number of wrappers around perl's builtin
"grok_number" function, which returns the numeric type of its argument,
or 0 if it isn't numeric.
TAGS
- All of the functions exported by Scalar::Util::Numeric can be imported
by using the ":all" tag:
- use Scalar::Util::Numeric qw(:all);
EXPORTS
- isnum
- isnum ($val)
- Returns a nonzero value (indicating the numeric type) if $val is a
number. - The numeric type is a conjunction of the following flags:
0x01 IS_NUMBER_IN_UV (number within UV range - not necessarily an integer) 0x02 IS_NUMBER_GREATER_THAN_UV_MAX (number is greater than UV_MAX) 0x04 IS_NUMBER_NOT_INT (saw . or E notation)
0x08 IS_NUMBER_NEG (leading minus sign)
0x10 IS_NUMBER_INFINITY (Infinity)
0x20 IS_NUMBER_NAN (NaN - not a number)- isint
isuv
isbig
isfloat
isneg
isinf
isnan - The following flavours of "isnum" (corresponding to the flags above)
are also available:
isint
isuv
isbig
isfloat
isneg
isinf
isnan - "isint" returns -1 if its operand is a negative integer, 1 if it's 0 or a positive integer, and 0 otherwise.
- The others always return 1 or 0.
SEE ALSO
o "type" in autobox
o Data::Types
o Params::Classify
o Params::Util
o Scalar::Util
o String::Numeric
VERSION
0.22
AUTHORS
o chocolateboy <chocolate@cpan.org>
o Michael G Schwern <schwern@pobox.com>
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 2005-2010, chocolateboy.
- This module is free software. It may be used, redistributed and/or
modified under the same terms as Perl itself.