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I need to verify that input given in a form field is an int or double... &nbsp;The number they enter should be a price, so I'm guessing that the user will either enter: 5 or 5.00<br />
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How can I check this?
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I need to verify that input given in a form field is an int or double...  The number they enter should be a price, so I'm guessing that the user will either enter: 5 or 5.00

How can I check this?

verify input is int or double

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