Easy way to check that something is a number w/ max 2 decimal places of accuracy?

Question

I want to make sure the input is A)a number and B)has at most 2 decimals. $number[$i]=int(100*$number[$i])/100;
I imagine there is a more efficient way to do this... any suggestions? (using PHP).

Answer 1

number_format($number, 2, '.', '')

Answer 2

Regexes to the rescue:

if (preg_match('/^\d+\.\d{2}$/', $number[$i])) {
   etc...
}

of course, now that regexes are involved, you've got two problems, as the old saying goes.

Answer 3

$number[$i] = round((float)$number[$i], 2);