Changeset 1602 in lmdz_wrf for trunk

Timestamp:

Aug 8, 2017, 4:41:38 PM (8 years ago)

Author:

lfita

Message:

Adding:

• `IsNumber?': Function to determine if a given String is a given type of number

File:

• trunk/tools/generic_tools.py (modified) (2 diffs)

trunk/tools/generic_tools.py

@@ -87 +87 @@
 # InsertVal_list_sign: Insert values into a sorrted list according to its sign of growth
 # int_to_roman: Convert an integer to Roman numerals
+# IsNumber: Function to determine if a given String is a given type of number
 # julday_360d: Function to provide the julian day of a date in a 360 days/yr (or 12 30-days months) calendar
 # latex_fig_array: Function to add an array of figures to an existing tex file
@@ -12441 +12442 @@
     return newarray
 
+def IsNumber(stringS, kind):
+    """ Function to determine if a given String is a given type of number
+      stringS: string to check
+      kind: kind of number to check
+        'I': integer
+        'R': float
+        'D': float64
+    >>> IsNumber('3.14', 'R')
+    True
+    >>> IsNumber('3.14', 'I')
+    False
+    """
+    fname = 'IsNumber'
+    availkind = ['I', 'R', 'D']
+
+    # Checking for conversion
+    if kind == 'I':
+        try:
+            newnum = int(stringS)
+        except:
+            return False
+    elif kind == 'R':
+        try:
+            newnum = np.float(stringS)
+        except:
+            return False
+    elif kind == 'D':
+        try:
+            newnum = np.float64(stringS)
+        except:
+            return False
+    else:
+        print errormsg
+        print '  ' +  fname + ": provided type '" + kind + "' to check is not ready!!"
+        print '    available ones:', availkind
+        quit(-1)
+
+    return True
+
 #quit()