jQuery validate: number vs digits

Question

I wonder, what is the difference between number and digits methods? I have been working with this plugin for a long time, and both of these methods seem to return the same result...

Thanks in advance!

Solution

Number rule will accept decimal numbers where as Digits won't accept decimals instead only digits.

Number

12.1 // true
-4   // true

Digits

12.1 // false
-4   // false

Check these samples :Digits

and Number

Comments

[Karl Gjertsen]

So a digit is a whole number only? Will 3 be a digit and a number? 12.1 is a number, but not a digit?