Name
IsNumeric Function
Class
Microsoft.VisualBasic.Information
Syntax
IsNumeric(expression
)
-
expression
(required; any expression)
Return Value
Boolean
Description
Determines whether expression
can be
evaluated as a number
Rules at a Glance
If the expression passed to IsNumeric evaluates
to a number, True
is returned; otherwise,
IsNumeric returns False
.
Programming Tips and Gotchas
If expression
is a date or time,
IsNumeric evaluates to False
.
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