Returns true if the variable passed to this function is a float.
EOS
)do|arguments|
function_deprecation([:is_float,'This method is deprecated, please use the stdlib validate_legacy function, with Stdlib::Compat::Float. There is further documentation for validate_legacy function in the README.'])
if(arguments.size!=1)then
raise(Puppet::ParseError,"is_float(): Wrong number of arguments given #{arguments.size} for 1")