# is-number [](https://www.npmjs.com/package/ts-is-number) [](https://npmjs.org/package/ts-is-number) [](https://npmjs.org/package/ts-is-number) [](https://travis-ci.org/vionemc/ts-is-number)
> Returns true if the value is a finite number.
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## Install
Install with [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/):
```sh
$ npm install --save ts-is-number
```
## Why is this needed?
In TypeScript, it's not always as straightforward as it should be to reliably check if a value is a number. It's common for devs to use `+`, `-`, or `Number()` to cast a string value to a number (for example, when values are returned from user input, regex matches, parsers, etc). But there are many non-intuitive edge cases that yield unexpected results:
This is a Typescript refactor version from the Javascript version [is-number](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/is-number)
```ts
console.log(+[]); //=> 0
console.log(+''); //=> 0
console.log(+' '); //=> 0
console.log(typeof NaN); //=> 'number'
```
This library offers a performant way to smooth out edge cases like these.
## Usage
```ts
import isNumber from 'ts-is-number';
```
See the [tests](./src/test/test.ts) for more examples.
### true
```ts
isNumber(5e3); // true
isNumber(0xff); // true
isNumber(-1.1); // true
isNumber(0); // true
isNumber(1); // true
isNumber(1.1); // true
isNumber(10); // true
isNumber(10.10); // true
isNumber(100); // true
isNumber('-1.1'); // true
isNumber('0'); // true
isNumber('012'); // true
isNumber('0xff'); // true
isNumber('1'); // true
isNumber('1.1'); // true
isNumber('10'); // true
isNumber('10.10'); // true
isNumber('100'); // true
isNumber('5e3'); // true
isNumber(parseInt('012')); // true
isNumber(parseFloat('012')); // true
```
### False
Everything else is false, as you would expect:
```js
isNumber(Infinity); // false
isNumber(NaN); // false
isNumber(null); // false
isNumber(undefined); // false
isNumber(''); // false
isNumber(' '); // false
isNumber('foo'); // false
isNumber([1]); // false
isNumber([]); // false
isNumber(function () {}); // false
isNumber({}); // false
```
## Release history
### 1.0.0
* Refactoring from the Javascript version [is-number](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/is-number) to TypeScript
## Benchmarks
As with all benchmarks, take these with a grain of salt. See the [benchmarks](./benchmark/index.js) for more detail.
```
# all
v7.0 x 413,222 ops/sec ±2.02% (86 runs sampled)
v6.0 x 111,061 ops/sec ±1.29% (85 runs sampled)
parseFloat x 317,596 ops/sec ±1.36% (86 runs sampled)
fastest is 'v7.0'
# string
v7.0 x 3,054,496 ops/sec ±1.05% (89 runs sampled)
v6.0 x 2,957,781 ops/sec ±0.98% (88 runs sampled)
parseFloat x 3,071,060 ops/sec ±1.13% (88 runs sampled)
fastest is 'parseFloat,v7.0'
# number
v7.0 x 3,146,895 ops/sec ±0.89% (89 runs sampled)
v6.0 x 3,214,038 ops/sec ±1.07% (89 runs sampled)
parseFloat x 3,077,588 ops/sec ±1.07% (87 runs sampled)
fastest is 'v6.0'
```
## About
Contributing
Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, [please create an issue](../../issues/new).
Running Tests
Running and reviewing unit tests is a great way to get familiarized with a library and its API. You can install dependencies and run tests with the following command:
```sh
$ npm install && npm test
```
### Contributors
| **Commits** | **Contributor** |
| --- | --- |
| 1 | [vionemc](https://github.com/vionemc) |
### Author
**Aminah Nuraini**
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### License
Copyright © 2025, [Aminah Nuraini](https://github.com/vionemc).
Released under the [MIT License](LICENSE).
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