How do I check that a number is float or integer?

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coure2011 · Oct 7, 2010 · Viewed 719.9k times · Source

How to find that a number is float or integer?

1.25 --> float  
1 --> integer  
0 --> integer  
0.25 --> float

Answer

check for a remainder when dividing by 1:

function isInt(n) {
   return n % 1 === 0;
}

If you don't know that the argument is a number you need two tests:

function isInt(n){
    return Number(n) === n && n % 1 === 0;
}

function isFloat(n){
    return Number(n) === n && n % 1 !== 0;
}

Update 2019 5 years after this answer was written, a solution was standardized in ECMA Script 2015. That solution is covered in this answer.