Is string numeric

This example will show how to check if a string is number in java by using Double parseDouble, NumberFormat, Character.isDigit, a regex, guava and apache commons.

Straight up Java

Is number w/parseDouble

@Test
public void is_string_a_number_java () {

    boolean isANumber = false;
    String numberString = "1234.54";

    try {
        Double.parseDouble(numberString);
        isANumber = true;
    } catch (NumberFormatException nfe) {
        // do nothing
    }
    assertTrue(isANumber);
}

Is number w/Numberformat

@Test
public void is_string_a_number_numberformat_java ()  {

    boolean isANumber = true;
    String numberString = "1234.54";

    try {
        NumberFormat.getInstance().parse(numberString);
    } catch (ParseException nfe) {
        isANumber = false;
    }
    assertTrue(isANumber);
}

Is number w/char array

@Test
public void is_string_a_number_java_with_char_array () {

    boolean isANumber = true;
    String numberString = "1234";

    for (char c : numberString.toCharArray()) {
        if (!Character.isDigit(c)) {
            isANumber = false;
        }
    }
    assertTrue(isANumber);
}

Is number w/ regex

@Test
public void is_string_a_number_java_with_regular_expression () {

    boolean isANumber = false;
    String numberString = "1234.54";

    if (numberString.matches("[+-]?\d*(\.\d+)?")) {
        isANumber = true;
    }
    assertTrue(isANumber);
}

Google Guava

@Test
public void is_string_a_number_guava () {

    Double parsedString = Doubles.tryParse("123234.54");

    assertEquals(new Double(123234.54), parsedString);
}

Apache Commons

Is number w/StringUtils

@Test
public void is_string_a_number_apache_commons_stringutils () {

    boolean isANumber = StringUtils.isNumeric("12345");
    assertTrue(isANumber);
}

String isNumber

@Test
public void is_string_a_number_apache_commons () {

    boolean isANumber = NumberUtils.isNumber("12345");
    assertTrue(isANumber);
}

Formatted string isNumber

@Test
public void is_formatted_string_a_number_apache_commons () {

    boolean isANumber = NumberUtils.isNumber("123123.45");
    assertTrue(isANumber);
}