(PHP 5 >= 5.2.0)
filter_input — Gets a specific external variable by name and optionally filters it
type
One of INPUT_GET
, INPUT_POST
,
INPUT_COOKIE
, INPUT_SERVER
, or
INPUT_ENV
.
variable_name
Name of a variable to get.
filter
The ID of the filter to apply. The Types of filters manual page lists the available filters.
options
Associative array of options or bitwise disjunction of flags. If filter accepts options, flags can be provided in "flags" field of array.
Value of the requested variable on success, FALSE
if the filter fails,
or NULL
if the variable_name
variable is not set.
If the flag FILTER_NULL_ON_FAILURE
is used, it
returns FALSE
if the variable is not set and NULL
if the filter fails.
Example #1 A filter_input() example
<?php
$search_html = filter_input(INPUT_GET, 'search', FILTER_SANITIZE_SPECIAL_CHARS);
$search_url = filter_input(INPUT_GET, 'search', FILTER_SANITIZE_ENCODED);
echo "You have searched for $search_html.\n";
echo "<a href='?search=$search_url'>Search again.</a>";
?>
Exemplul de mai sus va afișa ceva similar cu:
You have searched for Me & son. <a href='?search=Me%20%26%20son'>Search again.</a>