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

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    • KamdroidK Offline
      Kamdroid
      last edited by 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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      • Michael KhalfinG Offline
        Michael Khalfin @Kamdroid
        last edited by

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

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        • Aidan_FireA Offline
          Aidan_Fire @iTap Development
          last edited by 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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          • Jack de WildeJ Offline
            Jack de Wilde @Aidan_Fire
            last edited by

            @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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            • Aidan_FireA Offline
              Aidan_Fire @Jack8680
              last edited by Aidan_Fire

              @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 Offline
                iTap Development @iTap Development
                last edited by

                @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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                • KamdroidK Offline
                  Kamdroid
                  last edited by

                  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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                  • Aidan_FireA Offline
                    Aidan_Fire
                    last edited by

                    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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                    • iTap DevelopmentI Offline
                      iTap Development @Aidan_Fire
                      last edited by

                      @aidan-oxley 🤣

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                      • iTap DevelopmentI Offline
                        iTap Development
                        last edited by

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

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                        • Aidan_FireA Offline
                          Aidan_Fire @iTap Development
                          last edited by

                          @itap-development Yeah.

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