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ISDIGIT Function

Syntax

Result_Flag as L = ISDIGIT(C character)

Arguments

character

A character string.

Description

Returns TRUE if the first character of a string is a digit.

Discussion

ISDIGIT() returns .T. (TRUE) if the first character of Character_String is a number; otherwise, it returns .F. (FALSE).

Example

? isdigit("Alpha")
= .F.
? isdigit("1Alpha")
= .T.

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