From: Jonan Scheffler <jonanscheffler@...>
Date: 2012-12-28T03:50:09+09:00
Subject: Re: numeric?

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You might be better off to ask yourself why you need the type checking
anyway. If you have a method designed to handle an argument that might be a
string or an integer you might be trying to do two different things.

If you're sure you want the integer you could just to_i the input.
On Dec 27, 2012 10:40 AM, "Brandon Weaver" <keystonelemur@gmail.com> wrote:

> I've found a bit of an annoyance trying to find out if a number is numeric
> or not. I thought it would probably be a simple string method but I found
> far more contrived solutions like regex matches. Eventually I settled on
> monkey patching string with a Numeric? method using Float(self)! = nil
> rescue false.
>
> Is there a better way to go about this? If not, can we get something added
> to the core?
>
> Thanks for your time,
>
> Brandon
>

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<p dir=3D"ltr">You might be better off to ask yourself why you need the typ=
e checking anyway. If you have a method designed to handle an argument that=
 might be a string or an integer you might be trying to do two different th=
ings. </p>

<p dir=3D"ltr">If you&#39;re sure you want the integer you could just to_i =
the input. </p>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Dec 27, 2012 10:40 AM, &quot;Brandon Weaver&q=
uot; &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:keystonelemur@gmail.com">keystonelemur@gmail.com=
</a>&gt; wrote:<br type=3D"attribution"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" s=
tyle=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<p>I&#39;ve found a bit of an annoyance trying to find out if a number is n=
umeric or not. I thought it would probably be a simple string method but I =
found far more contrived solutions like regex matches. Eventually I settled=
 on monkey patching string with a Numeric? method using Float(self)! =3D ni=
l rescue false. </p>


<p>Is there a better way to go about this? If not, can we get something add=
ed to the core? </p>
<p>Thanks for your time, </p>
<p>Brandon </p>
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