Use isNaN() method to check string is number in JavaScript. This works regardless of whether the variable content is a string or number.
isNaN(num)The isNaN() function determines whether the given value is a number or an illegal number (Not-a-Number). It returns true if the variable does NOT contain a valid number.
Check if a string contains only digits.
let isnum = /^\d+$/.test(val);Check JavaScript string is a number
Simple example code.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<script>
console.log("Valid num",isNaN('195'))
console.log("Valid num",isNaN('boo'))
console.log("Valid num",isNaN('100px'))
</script>
</body>
</html>Output:
Creating a function that negates the output of the isNaN() function.
function isNum(val){
return !isNaN(val)
}
console.log(isNum('ABC'));
console.log(isNum('12345'));
console.log(isNum('-1'));
Output:
false
true
trueDo comment if you have any doubts or suggestions on this Js string topic.
Note: The All JS Examples codes are tested on the Firefox browser and the Chrome browser.
OS: Windows 10
Code: HTML 5 Version