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Gordon Freeman
Gordon Freeman

Reputation: 23

Simplest way to check for any number in a string

What would be the easiest and simplest beginner friendly way to check for any number in a input string, if it finds number return error.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 168

Answers (5)

Curve25519
Curve25519

Reputation: 694

Most simple:

boost::algorithm::any(str, std::isdigit)

And if you don't link with boost:

std::any_of(str.begin(), str.end(), std::isdigit)

Upvotes: 0

R Sahu
R Sahu

Reputation: 206597

You can use std::find_if and std::isdigit to check whether a string has a number or not.

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <algorithm>
#include <cctype>

bool hasNumber(std::string const& s)
{
   return (std::find_if(s.begin(), s.end(), [](char c) { return std::isdigit(c); }) != s.end());
}

int main(int argc, char** argv)
{
   for ( int i = 1; i < argc; ++i )
   {
      if ( hasNumber(argv[i]) )
      {
         std::cout << "'" << argv[i] << "' contains a number.\n";
      }
      else
      {
         std::cout << "'" << argv[i] << "' does not contain a number.\n";
      }
   }

   return 0;
}

When run with:

./prog abcd12 12akdk akdk1dkdk akske

The output is:

'abcd12' contains a number.
'12akdk' contains a number.
'akdk1dkdk' contains a number.
'akske' does not contain a number.

Upvotes: 0

ChrisD
ChrisD

Reputation: 674

There is a function called isdigit, which checks whether its input is a decimal digit. Hope this helps.

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <stdlib.h>
using namespace std;

int main() {
        string s = "abc1abc";
        for(int i = 0; i < s.length(); i++) {
                if(isdigit(s[i])) {
                        cout << "Found numer at pos: " << i << endl;
                        return -1;
                }
        }
        return(0);
}

Upvotes: 2

A B
A B

Reputation: 487

The simplest way will be to check the entire string, character by character and see if it is a number of not.

std::string yourString;

for(int i=0;i<yourString.size();i++)
{
    if(yourString[i]<='9' && yourString[i]>='0')
    {
         std::cout << "Err" << std::endl;
         break;
    }
}

Another solution will be to use a regex. A regex that check if a number is present is \d

Upvotes: 1

Olivier Poulin
Olivier Poulin

Reputation: 1796

You could use string::find. Just look for a 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 0 and if you find one return an error.

Upvotes: 0

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