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# is-number [](https://www.npmjs.com/package/is-number) [](https://npmjs.org/package/is-number) [](https://npmjs.org/package/is-number) [](https://travis-ci.org/jonschlinkert/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 is-number```
## Why is this needed?
In JavaScript, 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:
```jsconsole.log(+[]); //=> 0console.log(+''); //=> 0console.log(+' '); //=> 0console.log(typeof NaN); //=> 'number'```
This library offers a performant way to smooth out edge cases like these.
## Usage
```jsconst isNumber = require('is-number');```
See the [tests](./test.js) for more examples.
### true
```jsisNumber(5e3); // trueisNumber(0xff); // trueisNumber(-1.1); // trueisNumber(0); // trueisNumber(1); // trueisNumber(1.1); // trueisNumber(10); // trueisNumber(10.10); // trueisNumber(100); // trueisNumber('-1.1'); // trueisNumber('0'); // trueisNumber('012'); // trueisNumber('0xff'); // trueisNumber('1'); // trueisNumber('1.1'); // trueisNumber('10'); // trueisNumber('10.10'); // trueisNumber('100'); // trueisNumber('5e3'); // trueisNumber(parseInt('012')); // trueisNumber(parseFloat('012')); // true```
### False
Everything else is false, as you would expect:
```jsisNumber(Infinity); // falseisNumber(NaN); // falseisNumber(null); // falseisNumber(undefined); // falseisNumber(''); // falseisNumber(' '); // falseisNumber('foo'); // falseisNumber([1]); // falseisNumber([]); // falseisNumber(function () {}); // falseisNumber({}); // false```
## Release history
### 7.0.0
* Refactor. Now uses `.isFinite` if it exists.* Performance is about the same as v6.0 when the value is a string or number. But it's now 3x-4x faster when the value is not a string or number.
### 6.0.0
* Optimizations, thanks to @benaadams.
### 5.0.0
**Breaking changes**
* removed support for `instanceof Number` and `instanceof String`
## 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
<details><summary><strong>Contributing</strong></summary>
Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, [please create an issue](../../issues/new).
</details>
<details><summary><strong>Running Tests</strong></summary>
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```
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* [is-plain-object](https://www.npmjs.com/package/is-plain-object): Returns true if an object was created by the `Object` constructor. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/is-plain-object "Returns true if an object was created by the `Object` constructor.")* [is-primitive](https://www.npmjs.com/package/is-primitive): Returns `true` if the value is a primitive. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/is-primitive "Returns `true` if the value is a primitive. ")* [isobject](https://www.npmjs.com/package/isobject): Returns true if the value is an object and not an array or null. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/isobject "Returns true if the value is an object and not an array or null.")* [kind-of](https://www.npmjs.com/package/kind-of): Get the native type of a value. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/kind-of "Get the native type of a value.")
### Contributors
| **Commits** | **Contributor** | | --- | --- || 49 | [jonschlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert) || 5 | [charlike-old](https://github.com/charlike-old) || 1 | [benaadams](https://github.com/benaadams) || 1 | [realityking](https://github.com/realityking) |
### Author
**Jon Schlinkert**
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### License
Copyright © 2018, [Jon Schlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert).Released under the [MIT License](LICENSE).
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