filter_var

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filter_var -- Filters a variable with a specified filter

Description

mixed filter_var ( mixed variable [, int filter [, mixed options]] )

Parameters

variable

Value to filter, arrays are filtered recursively.

filter

ID of a filter to use. Defaults to FILTER_SANITIZE_STRING.

options

Associative array of options or bitwise disjunction of flags. If filter accepts options, flags can be provided in "flags" field of array. For the "callback" filter, callback type should be passed.

Return Values

Returns the filtered data, or FALSE if the filter fails.

Voorbeelden

Voorbeeld 1. A filter_var() example

<?php
var_dump
(filter_var('bob@example.com', FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL));
var_dump(filter_var('example.com', FILTER_VALIDATE_URL, FILTER_FLAG_SCHEME_REQUIRED));
?>

Het resultaat van dit script is als volgt:

string(15) "bob@example.com"
bool(false)

Zie ook

filter_var_array()
filter_input()
filter_input_array()
informatie over het callback type