ISNUMBER DAX Function (Information)

Checks whether a value is a number, and returns TRUE or FALSE.

Syntax

ISNUMBER ( <Value> )
Parameter Attributes Description
Value

The value you want to test.

Return values

Scalar A single boolean value.

TRUE if the value is numeric; otherwise FALSE.

Remarks

When applied to a column reference as expression, this functions tests the data type of the column, returning TRUE whether the column is of any numeric data type (Currency, DateTime, Decimal, Integer) and FALSE for any other data type.
The value in the expression is irrelevant: infinity, negative infinity, and NaN all count as numbers.

IMPORTANT: This function does not test whether a string can be converted to a number.

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Examples

--  ISLOGICAL, ISTEXT, ISNONTEXT and ISNUMBER check their argument 
--  for the required data type.
--
--  Different results with strings, numbers, Booleans, and BLANK
EVALUATE
VAR _Logical = TRUE
VAR Number  = -1.2
VAR Txt     = "SQLBI"
VAR ValueTable =
    {
        ( "ISLOGICAL(Value)", ISLOGICAL ( _Logical ), ISLOGICAL ( Number ), ISLOGICAL ( Txt ), ISLOGICAL ( BLANK () ) ),
        ( "ISNUMBER (Value)", ISNUMBER ( _Logical ), ISNUMBER ( Number ), ISNUMBER ( Txt ), ISNUMBER ( BLANK () ) ),
        ( "ISTEXT(Value)", ISTEXT ( _Logical ), ISTEXT ( Number ), ISTEXT ( Txt ), ISTEXT ( BLANK () ) ),
        ( "ISNONTEXT(Value)", ISNONTEXT ( _Logical ), ISNONTEXT ( Number ), ISNONTEXT ( Txt ), ISNONTEXT ( BLANK () ) )
    }
RETURN 
    SELECTCOLUMNS(
        ValueTable,
        "Function Call      VALUE = ",[Value1],
        "TRUE",       [Value2],
        "-1.2",       [Value3],
        """SQLBI""",  [Value4],
        "BLANK()",    [Value5]
    )
Function Call      VALUE = TRUE -1.2 “SQLBI” BLANK()
ISLOGICAL(Value) true false false false
ISNUMBER (Value) false true false false
ISTEXT(Value) false false true false
ISNONTEXT(Value) true true false true
--  ISLOGICAL, ISTEXT, ISNONTEXT and ISNUMBER check their argument 
--  for the required data type.
--
--  Different results with strings, numbers, booleans, BLANK
EVALUATE
VAR ValueToCheck = "SQLBI"
RETURN
{
    ( "ISLOGICAL (" & ValueToCheck & ")" , ISLOGICAL ( ValueToCheck )),
    ( "ISTEXT    (" & ValueToCheck & ")" , ISTEXT    ( ValueToCheck )),
    ( "ISNONTEXT (" & ValueToCheck & ")" , ISNONTEXT ( ValueToCheck )),
    ( "ISNUMBER  (" & ValueToCheck & ")" , ISNUMBER  ( ValueToCheck ))
}

Value1 Value2
ISLOGICAL (SQLBI) false
ISTEXT (SQLBI) true
ISNONTEXT (SQLBI) false
ISNUMBER (SQLBI) false

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Last update: Oct 3, 2024   » Contribute   » Show contributors

Contributors: Alberto Ferrari, Marco Russo, Kenneth Barber,

Microsoft documentation: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dax/isnumber-function-dax

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Context Transition

This function performs a Context Transition if called in a Row Context. Click to read more.

Row Context

This expression is executed in a Row Context. Click to read more.

Iterator

Not recommended

The use of this function is not recommended. See Remarks and Related functions for alternatives.

Not recommended

The use of this parameter is not recommended.

Deprecated

This function is deprecated. Jump to the Alternatives section to see the function to use.

Volatile

A volatile function may return a different result every time you call it, even if you provide the same arguments. Click to read more.

Deprecated

This parameter is deprecated and its use is not recommended.

DirectQuery compatibility

Limitations are placed on DAX expressions allowed in measures and calculated columns.
The state below shows the DirectQuery compatibility of the DAX function.

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