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i check if variable bigdecimal, there method that?

my code:

private keystroketextfield myrate;  // how can check if myrate.gettext() bigdecimal? bifdecimal test = myrate.gettext(); 

try create bigdecimal (meaning, call bigdecimal constructor) using text. wrap call inside try/catch.