What is the C# equivalent of NaN or IsNumeric?

Question

What is the most efficient way of testing an input string whether it contains a numeric value (or conversely Not A Number)? I guess I can use Double.Parse or a

Answer 1

I was using Chris Lively's snippet (selected answer) encapsulated in a bool function like Gishu's suggestion for a year or two. I used it to make sure certain query strings were only numeric before proceeding with further processing. I started getting some errant querystrings that the marked answer was not handling, specifically, whenever a comma was passed after a number like "3645," (returned true). This is the resulting mod:

   static public bool IsNumeric(string s)
   {
      double myNum = 0;
      if (Double.TryParse(s, out myNum))
      {
         if (s.Contains(",")) return false;
         return true;
      }
      else
      {
         return false;
      }
   }