validateNumber
Returns true
if the given value is a number, false
otherwise.
Use !isNaN()
in combination with parseFloat()
to check if the argument is a number.
Use isFinite()
to check if the number is finite.
Use Number()
to check if the coercion holds.
typescript
const validateNumber = (n: number | string) =>
!isNaN(parseFloat(n)) && isFinite(n) && Number(n) == n;
typescript
validateNumber("10"); // true