function isNumeric(x) {
return parseFloat(x) == x;
}
Test cases from question:
console.log('trues');
console.log(isNumeric('-1'));
console.log(isNumeric('-1.5'));
console.log(isNumeric('0'));
console.log(isNumeric('0.42'));
console.log(isNumeric('.42'));
console.log('falses');
console.log(isNumeric('99,999'));
console.log(isNumeric('0x89f'));
console.log(isNumeric('#abcdef'));
console.log(isNumeric('1.2.3'));
console.log(isNumeric(''));
console.log(isNumeric('blah'));
Some more test cases:
console.log('trues');
console.log(isNumeric(0));
console.log(isNumeric(-1));
console.log(isNumeric(-500));
console.log(isNumeric(15000));
console.log(isNumeric(0.35));
console.log(isNumeric(-10.35));
console.log(isNumeric(2.534e25));
console.log(isNumeric('2.534e25'));
console.log(isNumeric('52334'));
console.log(isNumeric('-234'));
console.log(isNumeric(Infinity));
console.log(isNumeric(-Infinity));
console.log(isNumeric('Infinity'));
console.log(isNumeric('-Infinity'));
console.log('falses');
console.log(isNumeric(NaN));
console.log(isNumeric({}));
console.log(isNumeric([]));
console.log(isNumeric(''));
console.log(isNumeric('one'));
console.log(isNumeric(true));
console.log(isNumeric(false));
console.log(isNumeric());
console.log(isNumeric(undefined));
console.log(isNumeric(null));
console.log(isNumeric('-234aa'));
Note that it considers infinity a number.