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<refentry xml:id="function.filter-input" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
<refnamediv>
<refname>filter_input</refname>
<refpurpose>Gets a specific external variable by name and optionally filters it</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1 role="description">
&reftitle.description;
<methodsynopsis>
<type>mixed</type><methodname>filter_input</methodname>
<methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>type</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>var_name</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>filter</parameter><initializer><constant>FILTER_DEFAULT</constant></initializer></methodparam>
<methodparam choice="opt"><type class="union"><type>array</type><type>int</type></type><parameter>options</parameter><initializer>0</initializer></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="parameters">
&reftitle.parameters;
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>type</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<simpara>
One of the <constant>INPUT_<replaceable>*</replaceable></constant> constants.
</simpara>
<warning>
<simpara>
The content of the superglobal that is being filtered is the original
"raw" content provided by the <acronym>SAPI</acronym>,
prior to any user modification to the superglobal.
To filter a modified superglobal use
<function>filter_var</function> instead.
</simpara>
</warning>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>var_name</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<simpara>
Name of a variable to filter inside the corresponding
<parameter>type</parameter> superglobal.
</simpara>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="returnvalues">
&reftitle.returnvalues;
<simpara>
On success returns the filtered variable.
If the variable is not set &false; is returned.
On failure &false; is returned,
unless the <constant>FILTER_NULL_ON_FAILURE</constant> flag is used,
in which case &null; is returned.
</simpara>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="examples">
&reftitle.examples;
<para>
<example>
<title>A <function>filter_input</function> example</title>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?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>";
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
&example.outputs.similar;
<screen>
<![CDATA[
You have searched for Me & son.
<a href='?search=Me%20%26%20son'>Search again.</a>
]]>
</screen>
</example>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="seealso">
&reftitle.seealso;
<simplelist>
<member><function>filter_input_array</function></member>
<member><function>filter_var</function></member>
<member><function>filter_var_array</function></member>
<member>
Validation filters
<constant>FILTER_VALIDATE_<replaceable>*</replaceable></constant>
</member>
<member>
Sanitization filters
<constant>FILTER_SANITIZE_<replaceable>*</replaceable></constant>
</member>
</simplelist>
</refsect1>
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