Dart/Flutter - How to check if a String is a number

In this post, we will do a simple example to check if a String is a number.

1. Use tryParse method:

bool isNumericUsing_tryParse(String string) {
  // Null or empty string is not a number
  if (string == null || string.isEmpty) {
    return false;
  }

  // Try to parse input string to number. 
  // Both integer and double work.
  // Use int.tryParse if you want to check integer only.
  // Use double.tryParse if you want to check double only.
  final number = num.tryParse(string);

  if (number == null) {
    return false;
  }

  return true;
}

2. Use RegExp (Regular Expression)

bool isNumericUsingRegularExpression(String string) {
  final numericRegex = 
    RegExp(r'^-?(([0-9]*)|(([0-9]*)\.([0-9]*)))$');

  return numericRegex.hasMatch(string);
}

Test it!

void main() {
  print(isNumericUsing_tryParse('12345')); // true
  print(isNumericUsing_tryParse('12345a')); // false
  print(isNumericUsing_tryParse('012345')); // true
  print(isNumericUsing_tryParse('-12345')); // true
  print(isNumericUsing_tryParse('1.23')); // true
  print(isNumericUsing_tryParse('1.23f')); // false

  print('---');

  print(isNumericUsingRegularExpression('12345')); // true
  print(isNumericUsingRegularExpression('12345a')); // false
  print(isNumericUsingRegularExpression('012345')); // true
  print(isNumericUsingRegularExpression('-12345')); // true
  print(isNumericUsingRegularExpression('1.23')); // true
  print(isNumericUsingRegularExpression('1.23f')); // false
}

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