How to Check If a String is Integer in Golang [6 Ways]

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Here are the six ways to check if a string integer in Go:

  1. Using strconv.Atoi()
  2. Using a Regular Expression
  3. Using strconv.ParseInt()
  4. Using unicode.IsDigit()
  5. Using govalidator library
  6. Using a loop to check each character

Method 1: Using strconv.Atoi()

The strconv.Atoi() function tries to convert a string to an integer. If the conversion is successful, it returns the integer and nil error. If it fails, it returns a non-nil error.

package main

import (
  "fmt"
  "strconv"
)

func isNumeric(s string) bool {
  _, err := strconv.Atoi(s)
  return err == nil
}

func main() {
  fmt.Println(isNumeric("1234"))
  fmt.Println(isNumeric("12.34"))
}

Output

true
false

Method 2: Using a Regular Expression

You can use a regular expression to check if a string matches the pattern of an integer.

package main

import (
  "fmt"
  "regexp"
)

func isNumeric(s string) bool {
  re := regexp.MustCompile(`^\d+$`)
  return re.MatchString(s)
}

func main() {
  fmt.Println(isNumeric("1234"))
  fmt.Println(isNumeric("12.34"))
}

Output

true
false

Method 3: Using strconv.ParseInt()

Similarly to strconv.Atoi() function, you can use strconv.ParseInt() to try to parse a string into a 64-bit integer.

package main

import (
  "fmt"
  "strconv"
)

func isNumeric(s string) bool {
  _, err := strconv.ParseInt(s, 10, 64)
  return err == nil
}

func main() {
  fmt.Println(isNumeric("1234"))
  fmt.Println(isNumeric("12.34"))
}

Output

true
false

Method 4: Using unicode.IsDigit() function

The unicode.IsDigit() function is a straightforward way to check if all the characters in a string are numeric digits. The unicode.IsDigit() function checks if a rune (Go’s character type) is a digit.

package main

import (
  "fmt"
  "unicode"
)

func isNumeric(s string) bool {
  for _, r := range s {
    if !unicode.IsDigit(r) {
      return false
    }
  }
  return true
}

func main() {
  fmt.Println(isNumeric("1234"))
  fmt.Println(isNumeric("12.34"))
  fmt.Println(isNumeric("12a34"))
}

Output

true
false
false

Method 5: Using the govalidator library

The govalidator library is a popular choice for string validation and sanitization in Go. It provides a wide array of validation functions, including the ability to check if a string is numeric.

Here’s how you can use govalidator to check if a string is numeric or an integer:

First, you need to install the govalidator package:

go get github.com/asaskevich/govalidator

Then, you can use the IsInt() and IsFloat() functions from the govalidator package to check if a string is an integer or a numeric value, respectively:

package main

import (
 "fmt"
 "github.com/asaskevich/govalidator"
)

func main() {
  fmt.Println(govalidator.IsInt("1234"))
  fmt.Println(govalidator.IsInt("12.34"))
  fmt.Println(govalidator.IsFloat("12.34"))
  fmt.Println(govalidator.IsFloat("abc"))
  fmt.Println(govalidator.IsFloat("1234"))
}

Output

Using the govalidator library

Method 6: Using a loop to check each character

You can iterate over each character in the string and check if they are digits.

package main

import (
  "fmt"
  "unicode"
)

func isNumeric(s string) bool {
  for _, r := range s {
    if !unicode.IsDigit(r) {
      return false
    }
  }
  return true
}

func main() {
  fmt.Println(isNumeric("1234"))
  fmt.Println(isNumeric("12.34"))
}

Output

true
false

That’s it!

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