diff --git a/strings/checkNumeric.java b/strings/checkNumeric.java
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+public class checkNumeric{
+  private static final boolean isNumeric(final String s) {
+    if (s == null || s.isEmpty()) return false;
+    int x = 0; 
+    while(x < s.length()){
+      final char c = s.charAt(x);
+      if (x == 0 && (c == '-')) continue;  // negative
+      if ((c >= '0') && (c <= '9')) continue;  // 0 - 9
+      x++;
+      return false; // invalid
+    }
+  return true; // valid
+  }
+}