PHP is_float() Function

The PHP is_float() function in PHP is used to find whether the type of the specified variable is a float or not. It returns a Boolean value true if the parameter var is a float else it returns false.

Syntax

is_float ( mixed  $var )

Parameter

var(required)- This parameter represents the value to check.

Return

This function returns a Boolean value TRUE if the parameter var is float, else it returns FALSE.

Example 1

Output

127.55 is a float value

Example 2

Output

1232 is not a float value.

Example 3

Output

The var is not an Array

Example 4

Output

The var is Float

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