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What's the best way to check if input is not a number

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  • KamdroidK Kamdroid

    Anyone know of a good way to check if some input is a number or not?

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    iTap Development
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    @kamdroid add 1 to the input and if the add outputs a 1 it’s text. If it isn’t 1 it is a number.

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    • iTap DevelopmentI iTap Development

      @kamdroid add 1 to the input and if the add outputs a 1 it’s text. If it isn’t 1 it is a number.

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      @itap-development Or it's zero 😜

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      • KamdroidK Kamdroid

        Anyone know of a good way to check if some input is a number or not?

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        @kamdroid Picture of basically what @iTap-Development said, put into behaviours (except I'm using 0 rather than 1)
        0_1522793113825_50501114-B7B0-4F38-9660-56A1EA9B250E.jpeg

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          Just realized this won’t work if the input is already the number 0 though lol. You would still get the output of 1 (or 0).
          But another if would fix!

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          • Aidan_FireA Aidan_Fire

            @itap-development Or it's zero 😜

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            @aidan-oxley NOOOOOOO!!! You have to use ONE! 🤨🤨🤨 🤪🤪🤪

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            • Aidan_FireA Aidan_Fire

              @kamdroid Picture of basically what @iTap-Development said, put into behaviours (except I'm using 0 rather than 1)
              0_1522793113825_50501114-B7B0-4F38-9660-56A1EA9B250E.jpeg

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                #8

                @iTap-Development @Aidan-Oxley Thank you, this is a nice solution.

                edit: I just released my simple calculator, which is why I wanted to ask this question. https://www.hyperpad.com/projects/asudb1ye

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                • KamdroidK Kamdroid

                  @iTap-Development @Aidan-Oxley Thank you, this is a nice solution.

                  edit: I just released my simple calculator, which is why I wanted to ask this question. https://www.hyperpad.com/projects/asudb1ye

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                  @kamdroid Cool, I will check it out because it sounds interesting!

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                  • iTap DevelopmentI iTap Development

                    @aidan-oxley NOOOOOOO!!! You have to use ONE! 🤨🤨🤨 🤪🤪🤪

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                    @itap-development 🙄
                    0_1522847857495_F4C45EF1-DB27-4105-ACA7-A0BBEC30A71E.jpeg
                    EDIT: this does not work, use the other one somewhere above.

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                    • Aidan_FireA Aidan_Fire

                      @itap-development 🙄
                      0_1522847857495_F4C45EF1-DB27-4105-ACA7-A0BBEC30A71E.jpeg
                      EDIT: this does not work, use the other one somewhere above.

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                      @aidan-oxley those first 2 ifs should be checking if it's zero, right? Because text+1 is the same as 0+1?

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                      • Jack de WildeJ Jack de Wilde

                        @aidan-oxley those first 2 ifs should be checking if it's zero, right? Because text+1 is the same as 0+1?

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                        @jack8680 First it checks whether the value is the number 1 or not, if it is then it's done and it's a number. If it's not the number 1, then it adds 1 to it. If that result is 1, then it was text (since text will be treated as zero, so 0 + 1 = 1), if the result was not 1, then it is any number other than 1 (since 1 was already checked for at the start). I prefer adding 0 rather than 1 lol.

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                        • iTap DevelopmentI iTap Development

                          Just realized this won’t work if the input is already the number 0 though lol. You would still get the output of 1 (or 0).
                          But another if would fix!

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                          @itap-development said in What's the best way to check if input is not a number:

                          Just realized this won’t work if the input is already the number 0 though lol. You would still get the output of 1 (or 0).
                          But another if would fix!

                          🤦‍♂️ just realized your first screen shot already did this... I’m stupid🤯

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                            I thought the first if statements should check if it is 0, not 1, too.

                            If input was 0, 0+1 = 1, creating a false-positive to it being not a valid number.

                            If input was 1, and the if statements didn't exist, 1+1 = 2, this would say it is a valid number.

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                              Ah ok, yeah the second one I made just to satisfy @iTap-Development's OCD wouldnt work, the first set of Ifs probably needed to stay as zero. Just use the one that adds zero lol.

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                              • Aidan_FireA Aidan_Fire

                                Ah ok, yeah the second one I made just to satisfy @iTap-Development's OCD wouldnt work, the first set of Ifs probably needed to stay as zero. Just use the one that adds zero lol.

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                                @aidan-oxley 🤣

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                                  Whether you add 1 or 0 you still need all the ifs in both screen shots, right?

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                                  • iTap DevelopmentI iTap Development

                                    Whether you add 1 or 0 you still need all the ifs in both screen shots, right?

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                                    @itap-development Yeah.

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