(Built-in) way in JavaScript to check if a string is a valid number

Question

I\'m hoping there\'s something in the same conceptual space as the old VB6 IsNumeric() function?

Answer 1

My attempt at a slightly confusing, Pherhaps not the best solution

function isInt(a){
    return a === ""+~~a
}


console.log(isInt('abcd'));         // false
console.log(isInt('123a'));         // false
console.log(isInt('1'));            // true
console.log(isInt('0'));            // true
console.log(isInt('-0'));           // false
console.log(isInt('01'));           // false
console.log(isInt('10'));           // true
console.log(isInt('-1234567890'));  // true
console.log(isInt(1234));           // false
console.log(isInt('123.4'));        // false
console.log(isInt(''));             // false

// other types then string returns false
console.log(isInt(5));              // false
console.log(isInt(undefined));      // false
console.log(isInt(null));           // false
console.log(isInt('0x1'));          // false
console.log(isInt(Infinity));       // false