Check if the Index is a floating type.
Deprecated since version 2.0.0: Use pandas.api.types.is_float_dtype instead
The Index may consist of only floats, NaNs, or a mix of floats, integers, or NaNs.
Whether or not the Index only consists of only consists of floats, NaNs, or a mix of floats, integers, or NaNs.
See also
is_booleanCheck if the Index only consists of booleans (deprecated).
is_integerCheck if the Index only consists of integers (deprecated).
is_numericCheck if the Index only consists of numeric data (deprecated).
is_objectCheck if the Index is of the object dtype. (deprecated).
is_categoricalCheck if the Index holds categorical data (deprecated).
is_intervalCheck if the Index holds Interval objects (deprecated).
Examples
>>> idx = pd.Index([1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0])
>>> idx.is_floating()
True
>>> idx = pd.Index([1.0, 2.0, np.nan, 4.0])
>>> idx.is_floating()
True
>>> idx = pd.Index([1, 2, 3, 4, np.nan])
>>> idx.is_floating()
True
>>> idx = pd.Index([1, 2, 3, 4])
>>> idx.is_floating()
False
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