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An optional decimal would not be a float, so I think this is not testing for a float.
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Re^3: dependable way to test for a float
by shemp (Deacon) on May 05, 2005 at 16:50 UTC
    I see your point. My test is more to check if a string is numeric or not, not exactly is this number a float.
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