Integer.TryParse - a better way?

Question

I find myself often needing to use Integer.TryParse to test if a value is an integer. However, when you use TryParse, you have to pass a reference variable to the function,

Answer 1

Try this code.

Module IntegerHelpers

  Function IsInteger(ByVal p1 as String) as Boolean
    Dim unused as Integer = 0
    return Integer.TryParse(p1,unused)
  End Function
End Module

The nice part is that since it's declared as a Module level function it can be used without a qualifier. Example Usage

return IsInteger(mInt)