API17:JRequest:: cleanVar

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JRequest::_cleanVar

Description

Clean up an input variable.

Synopsis

public static JRequest::_cleanVar ($var, $mask=0, $type=null)

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
$var	mixed		The input variable.
$mask	int	0	Filter bit mask. 1=no trim: If this flag is cleared and the input is a string, the string will have leading and trailing whitespace trimmed. 2=allow_raw: If set, no more filtering is performed, higher bits are ignored. 4=allow_html: HTML is allowed, but passed through a safe HTML filter first. If set, no more filtering is performed. If no bits other than the 1 bit is set, a strict filter is applied.
$type	string	null	The variable type {

Defined in

libraries/joomla/environment/request.php (line 543)

• see source code in BitBucket

Referenced by

• JModuleHelper::moduleCache

See also

• JRequest
• Other versions of this method

Examples

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