Microsoft® Visual Basic® Scripting Edition IsNumeric Function | Language Reference Version 1

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##### Description

> Returns a Boolean value indicating whether an expression can be evaluated as a number.

##### Syntax

> IsNumeric(expression)

> The expression argument can be any expression.

##### Remarks

> IsNumeric returns True if the entire expression is recognized as a number; otherwise, it returns False. IsNumeric returns False if expression is a date expression.

> The following example uses the IsNumeric function to determine whehter a variable can be evaluated as a number:

> >     Dim MyVar, MyCheck
> >     MyVar = 53                    ' Assign a value.
> >     MyCheck = IsNumeric(MyVar)    ' Returns True.

> >     MyVar = "459.95"              ' Assign a value.
> >     MyCheck = IsNumeric(MyVar)    ' Returns True.

> >     MyVar = "45 Help"             ' Assign a value.
> >     MyCheck = IsNumeric(MyVar)    ' Returns False.

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