Class Phalcon\Filter

implements Phalcon\FilterInterface

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The Phalcon\Filter component provides a set of commonly needed data filters. It provides object oriented wrappers to the php filter extension. Also allows the developer to define his/her own filters

$filter = new \Phalcon\Filter();

$filter->sanitize("some(one)@exa\\mple.com", "email"); // returns "[email protected]"
$filter->sanitize("hello<<", "string"); // returns "hello"
$filter->sanitize("!100a019", "int"); // returns "100019"
$filter->sanitize("!100a019.01a", "float"); // returns "100019.01"

Constants

string FILTER_EMAIL

string FILTER_ABSINT

string FILTER_INT

string FILTER_INT_CAST

string FILTER_STRING

string FILTER_FLOAT

string FILTER_FLOAT_CAST

string FILTER_ALPHANUM

string FILTER_TRIM

string FILTER_STRIPTAGS

string FILTER_LOWER

string FILTER_UPPER

Methods

public add (mixed $name, mixed $handler)

Adds a user-defined filter

public sanitize (mixed $value, mixed $filters, [mixed $noRecursive])

Sanitizes a value with a specified single or set of filters

protected _sanitize (mixed $value, mixed $filter)

Internal sanitize wrapper to filter_var

public getFilters ()

Return the user-defined filters in the instance