PHP FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_INTFilters
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Definition and Usage
The FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_INT filter removes all illegal characters from a number.
This filter allows all digits as well as . + -
- Name: "number_int"
- ID-number: 519
Examples
<?php
$number="5-2+3pp";
var_dump(filter_var($number, FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_INT));
?>
$number="5-2+3pp";
var_dump(filter_var($number, FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_INT));
?>
The output of the code is shown below:
string(5) "5-2+3"
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