Detect NaN without converting the input.
JavaScript: Number.isNaN tests the special numeric value instead of applying string-to-number conversion.
console.log(Number.isNaN(Number("invalid")));
console.log(Number.isNaN("invalid"));Expected output EXAMPLE
true false
Details
Save as snippet.js and run node snippet.js. Uses built-in Node.js and JavaScript APIs. Number.isNaN tests the special numeric value instead of applying string-to-number conversion.
Tested on Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS · · v18.19.1 · nodejs 18.19.1+dfsg-6ubuntu5
Test inputs, results and environment
The exact published code ran in a dedicated Linux test container with prepared inputs. Unprivileged snippet process, external networking disabled, read-only root filesystem, and a fresh temporary working directory. Fixtures and output records are isolated from the application database. Testing covers this example and its stated checks, not every input, operating system, or runtime version. The Linux container shares its host's kernel; this is not a native Windows test.
- Architecture / host kernel
- x86_64 / 6.18.54.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2
- Snippet identity / locale
- uid=65534, gid=65534 (unprivileged) / C.UTF-8
- Interpreter invocation
node snippet.js- Container image ID
sha256:32dc2d998158b6554c99b73b533f423696a0f3e31e8cbea9db10b5eee9a2fadd- Code SHA-256
75d61e6305b98d582529e8e2796045d1e4f0728270d666f34efb41419280cf8e- Dependencies
- nodejs 18.19.1+dfsg-6ubuntu5
Test input setup
These are the prepared inputs used by the test harness. See Details above for the prerequisites and how to run this example.
# No input files required.
Observed standard output
true false
Exit code: 0. Standard error: empty. Validation: Exact stdout comparison. System-dependent values above are one recorded run.