Quick Reference
The PHP filter_var_array() function gets multiple variables and optionally filters them.
<?php
$data = array(
'fullname' => 'Johnny Shay',
'age' => '11',
'email' => 'jshay@example.com',
);
$mydata = filter_var_array($data);
var_dump($mydata);
?>Output
array(3) {
["fullname"] => string(11) "Johnny Shay"
["age"] => string(2) "11"
["email"] => string(17) "jshay@example.com"
}Syntax
filter_var_array(data_array, args, add_empty)Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| data_array | Specifies an array with string keys containing the data to filter (required) |
| args | Specifies an array of filter arguments; a valid array key is a variable name and a valid value is a filter ID, or an array specifying the filter, flags and option; this parameter can also be a single filter ID, if so, all values in the input array are filtered by the specified filter; a filter ID can be an ID name (like FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL) or an ID number (like 272) |
| add_empty | A Boolean value; TRUE adds missing keys as NULL to the return value (default value is TRUE) |
PHP Notes:
- When using PHP, single or double quotation marks are acceptable and work identically to one another; choose whichever you prefer, and stay consistent
- Arrays count starting from zero NOT one; so item 1 is position [0], item 2 is position [1], and item 3 is position [2] … and so on
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