Finding out whether a string is numeric or not

Question

How can we check if a string is made up of numbers only. I am taking out a substring from a string and want to check if it is a numeric substring or not.

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Answer 1

An extension of @John Calsbeek's answer, and clarification of @Jeff and @gyratory circus's comments.

+ (BOOL)doesContainDigitsOnly:(NSString *)string
{
    NSCharacterSet *nonDigits = [[NSCharacterSet decimalDigitCharacterSet] invertedSet];

    BOOL containsDigitsOnly = [string rangeOfCharacterFromSet:nonDigits].location == NSNotFound;

    return containsDigitsOnly;
}

+ (BOOL)doesContainNonDigitsOnly:(NSString *)string
{
    NSCharacterSet *digits = [NSCharacterSet decimalDigitCharacterSet];

    BOOL containsNonDigitsOnly = [string rangeOfCharacterFromSet:digits].location == NSNotFound;

    return containsNonDigitsOnly;
}

The following can be added as category methods for NSString

- (BOOL)doesContainDigitsOnly
{
    NSCharacterSet *nonDigits = [[NSCharacterSet decimalDigitCharacterSet] invertedSet];

    BOOL containsDigitsOnly = [self rangeOfCharacterFromSet:nonDigits].location == NSNotFound;

    return containsDigitsOnly;
}

- (BOOL)doesContainNonDigitsOnly
{
    NSCharacterSet *digits = [NSCharacterSet decimalDigitCharacterSet];

    BOOL containsNonDigitsOnly = [self rangeOfCharacterFromSet:digits].location == NSNotFound;

    return containsNonDigitsOnly;
}