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Re: Handling both string and numeric comparisons

by Aragorn (Curate)
on May 12, 2005 at 14:44 UTC ( [id://456410]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Handling both string and numeric comparisons

In the standard module Scalar::Util, there is a function looks_like_number EXPR with which you can check this. It'll return true if Perl thinks EXPR is a number.

Arjen

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