C++: how can I test if a number is power of ten?

Question

I want to test if a number double x is an integer power of 10. I could perhaps use cmath\'s log10 and then test if x == (int) x?

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Answer 1

how about that:

bool isPow10(double number, double epsilon)
{
    if (number > 0)
    {
        for (int i=1; i <16; i++)
        {
            if ( (number >= (pow((double)10,i) - epsilon)) && 
                (number <= (pow((double)10,i) + epsilon)))
            { 
                return true;
            }
        }
    }
    return false;
}

I guess if performance is an issue the few values could be precomputed, with or without the epsilon according to the needs.