C# testing to see if a string is an integer?

Solution 1:

Use the int.TryParse method.

string x = "42";
if(int.TryParse(x, out int value))
  // Do something

If it successfully parses it will return true, and the out result will have its value as an integer.

Solution 2:

If you just want to check type of passed variable, you could probably use:

    var a = 2;
    if (a is int)
    {
        //is integer
    }
    //or:
    if (a.GetType() == typeof(int))
    {
        //is integer
    }

Solution 3:

I think that I remember looking at a performance comparison between int.TryParse and int.Parse Regex and char.IsNumber and char.IsNumber was fastest. At any rate, whatever the performance, here's one more way to do it.

        bool isNumeric = true;
        foreach (char c in "12345")
        {
            if (!Char.IsNumber(c))
            {
                isNumeric = false;
                break;
            }
        }