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is_nan

(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)

is_nanPrüft ob ein Wert keine Zahl ist

Beschreibung

bool is_nan ( float $val )

Prüft ob der Parameter val keine darstellbare Zahl ist, wie z.B. das Ergebnis von acos(1.01).

Parameter-Liste

val

Der zu prüfende Wert

Rückgabewerte

Liefert TRUE wenn val keine darstellbare Zahl ist, sonst FALSE.

Beispiele

Beispiel #1 is_nan()-Beispiel

<?php
// Undefinierte Berechnung liefert ein NaN-Ergebnis
$nan acos(8);

var_dump($nanis_nan($nan));
?>

Das oben gezeigte Beispiel erzeugt folgende Ausgabe:

float(NAN)
bool(true)

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lcg_value> <is_infinite
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is_nan
J.K.
08-Jul-2009 01:44
For seeing whether or not something is a number, use ctype_digit().
darkangel at moveinmod dot net
02-Mar-2006 07:04
nan/"not a number" is not meant to see if the data type is numeric/textual/etc..

NaN is actually a set of values which can be stored in floating-point variables, but dont actually evaluate to a proper floating point number.

The floating point system has three sections: 1 bit for the sign (+/-), an 8 bit exponent, and a 23 bit fractional part.
There are rules governing which combinations of values can be placed into each section, and some values are reserved for numbers such as infinity. This leads to certain combinations being invalid, or in other words, not a number.
Sku
04-Dec-2005 10:29
Hi nez,

better would be:

function isNaN( $var ) {
     return !ereg ("^[-]?[0-9]+([\.][0-9]+)?$", $var);
}

ys, Sku
nez [at] NOSPAM gazeta [dot] pl
26-Sep-2005 10:27
Paul, i guess better would be:

function isNaN( $var ) {
     return ereg ("^[-]?[0-9]+([\.][0-9]+)?$", $var);
}
Vincent
24-Feb-2005 03:04
Since NaN is not even equal to itself, here is a way to test it:

<?php

function my_is_nan($_) {
return (
$_ !== $_);
}

?>

lcg_value> <is_infinite
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