Check if variable has a number php

Question

I want to check if a variable has a number in it, I just want to see if there is one I don\'t care if it has any thing else in it like so:

\"abc\" - false
\"!./#         


        

Answer 1

you can use this pattern to test your string using regular expressions:

$isNumeric = preg_match("/\S*\d+\S*/", $string) ? true : false;