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Determines whether a string can be converted to a numeric value. Supports numbers in U.S. number format. For other number support, use LSIsNumeric.
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True, if string can be converted to a number; False, otherwise.
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Decision functions
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    <td valign="top" colspan="2" class="description"><span class="title">Function syntax</span><pre>IsNumeric(string)
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IsBinary, IsValid
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    <td valign="top" colspan="2" class="description"><span class="title">Example</span><pre>&lt;h3&gt;IsNumeric Example&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;cfif IsDefined(&quot;FORM.theTestValue&quot;)&gt;
   &lt;cfif IsNumeric(FORM.theTestValue)&gt;
   &lt;h3&gt;The string &lt;cfoutput&gt;#DE(FORM.theTestValue)#&lt;/cfoutput&gt; can be 
converted to a number&lt;/h3&gt;
   &lt;cfelse&gt;
   &lt;h3&gt;The string &lt;cfoutput&gt;#DE(FORM.theTestValue)#&lt;/cfoutput&gt; cannot be 
converted to a number&lt;/h3&gt;
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&lt;/cfif&gt;

&lt;form action = &quot;isNumeric.cfm&quot;&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Enter a string, and find out whether it can be evaluated to a numeric value.

&lt;p&gt;&lt;input type = &quot;Text&quot; name = &quot;TheTestValue&quot; value = &quot;123&quot;&gt; 
&lt;input type = &quot;Submit&quot; value = &quot;Is it a Number?&quot; name = &quot;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/form&gt;
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<p>A string or a variable that contains one. </p>

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