How to check if entry is number including float numbers

Question

Is there a simple way or function to check if the entry to the Editbox is numeric including float numbers. Any alphabetic or alphanumeric entries will not be allowed. Without float number part I would check ascii but I think it does not work for float numbers.

Thanks

Answer 1

If it is a dialog you can add an edit control to the Dialog. Than Launch the Dialog wizard add a variable to this edit control. Choose type float. The DDX_Text Routine will do the rest.

But this will permit entry of alphabetic chars. If you want to fix this too. You can subclass the edit control with a Special OnChar (WM_CHAR) handler that only allows decimal numbers and the decimal point.

Answer 2

Since your question is tagged with mfc, here is a code snippet using CString:

CString ss;
float ff;
GetDlgItemText(IDC_MY_EDIT_BOX, ss);
if (_stscanf_s(ss, _T("%f"), &ff) == 1)
    // ff contains the value
else
    // error

If you need to use a double precision number, use "%lf" in the scanf call.

EDIT:

CString ss;
float ff;
GetDlgItemText(IDC_MY_EDIT_BOX, ss);
LPCTSTR lpszString = ss;
TCHAR *endptr;
ff = (float) _tcstod(lpszString, &endptr);
if (endptr != lpszString && *endptr == '\0')
    // ff contains the value
else
    // error