JavaScript isNaN() Function
Last Updated :
30 Nov, 2022
The JavaScript isNaN() Function is used to check whether a given value is an illegal number or not. It returns true if the value is a NaN else returns false. It is different from the Number.isNaN() Method.
Syntax:
isNaN( value )
Parameter Values: This method accepts a single parameter as mentioned above and described below:
- value: It is a required value passed in the isNaN() function.
Return Value: It returns a Boolean value i.e. returns true if the value is NaN else returns false.
Example: In this example, we will check various values for isNan() and the output will be in boolean format.
Javascript
<script>
console.log(isNaN(12));
console.log(isNaN(0 / 0));
console.log(isNaN(12.3));
console.log(isNaN( "Geeks" ));
console.log(isNaN( "13/12/2020" ));
console.log(isNaN(-46));
console.log(isNaN(NaN));
</script>
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Output:
false
true
false
true
true
false
true
We have a complete list of Javascript Function methods, to check those please go through this Javascript Function Complete reference article.
Supported Browsers:
- Chrome 1 and above
- Firefox 1 and above
- Edge 12 and above
- Opera 3 and above
- Safari 1 and above
We have a Cheat Sheet on Javascript where we covered all the important topics of Javascript to check those please go through Javascript Cheat Sheet-A Basic guide to JavaScript.
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