in reply to Re^2: number regex (incl sci notation)
in thread number regex (incl sci notation)

There is no "looks like a number field" in a scalar. looks_like_number() checks whether a *string* *looks like a number*. This is independent of whether the scalar has an IV stored in it (which appears to be what you are thinking of).

- tye        

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