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Fix typo in getVar() method documentation
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Fix links to PHP filter documentation
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Update filter flags links in incomingrequest.rst
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Update filter documentation links in request.rst
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Expand Up @@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ getVar()
in new projects. Even if you are already using it, we recommend that you use
another, more appropriate method.

The ``getVar()`` method will pull from ``$_REQUEST``, so will return any data from ``$_GET``, ``$POST``, or ``$_COOKIE`` (depending on php.ini `request-order <https://www.php.net/manual/en/ini.core.php#ini.request-order>`_).
The ``getVar()`` method will pull from ``$_REQUEST``, so will return any data from ``$_GET``, ``$_POST``, or ``$_COOKIE`` (depending on php.ini `request-order <https://www.php.net/manual/en/ini.core.php#ini.request-order>`_).

.. warning:: If you want to validate POST data only, don't use ``getVar()``.
Newer values override older values. POST values may be overridden by the
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To maintain security of your application, you will want to filter all input as you access it. You can
pass the type of filter to use as the second parameter of any of these methods. The native ``filter_var()``
function is used for the filtering. Head over to the PHP manual for a list of `valid
filter types <https://www.php.net/manual/en/filter.filters.php>`_.
filter types <https://www.php.net/manual/en/filters.php>`_.

Filtering a POST variable would look like this:

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:param string $index: The name of the variable/key to look for.
:param int $filter: The type of filter to apply. A list of filters can be found in
`Types of filters <https://www.php.net/manual/en/filter.filters.php>`__.
`Types of filters <https://www.php.net/manual/en/filters.php>`__.
:param int $flags: Flags to apply. A list of flags can be found in
`Filter flags <https://www.php.net/manual/en/filter.filters.flags.php>`__.
:returns: ``$_REQUEST`` if no parameters supplied, otherwise the REQUEST value if found, or null if not
Expand All @@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ The methods provided by the parent classes that are available are:

:param string $index: The name of the variable/key to look for.
:param int $filter: The type of filter to apply. A list of filters can be found in
`Types of filters <https://www.php.net/manual/en/filter.filters.php>`__.
`Types of filters <https://www.php.net/manual/en/filters.php>`__.
:param int $flags: Flags to apply. A list of flags can be found in
`Filter flags <https://www.php.net/manual/en/filter.filters.flags.php>`__.
:returns: ``$_GET`` if no parameters supplied, otherwise the GET value if found, or null if not
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:param string $index: The name of the variable/key to look for.
:param int $filter: The type of filter to apply. A list of filters can be
found `here <https://www.php.net/manual/en/filter.filters.php>`__.
found `here <https://www.php.net/manual/en/filters.php>`__.
:param int $flags: Flags to apply. A list of flags can be found
`here <https://www.php.net/manual/en/filter.filters.flags.php>`__.
:returns: ``$_POST`` if no parameters supplied, otherwise the POST value if found, or null if not
Expand All @@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ The methods provided by the parent classes that are available are:

:param string $index: The name of the variable/key to look for.
:param int $filter: The type of filter to apply. A list of filters can be found in
`Types of filters <https://www.php.net/manual/en/filter.filters.php>`__.
`Types of filters <https://www.php.net/manual/en/filters.php>`__.
:param int $flags: Flags to apply. A list of flags can be found in
`Filter flags <https://www.php.net/manual/en/filter.filters.flags.php>`__.
:returns: ``$_POST`` and ``$_GET`` combined if no parameters specified (prefer POST value on conflict),
Expand All @@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ The methods provided by the parent classes that are available are:

:param string $index: The name of the variable/key to look for.
:param int $filter: The type of filter to apply. A list of filters can be found in
`Types of filters <https://www.php.net/manual/en/filter.filters.php>`__.
`Types of filters <https://www.php.net/manual/en/filters.php>`__.
:param int $flags: Flags to apply. A list of flags can be found in
`Filter flags <https://www.php.net/manual/en/filter.filters.flags.php>`__.
:returns: ``$_GET`` and ``$_POST`` combined if no parameters specified (prefer GET value on conflict),
Expand All @@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ The methods provided by the parent classes that are available are:

:param array|string|null $index: COOKIE name
:param int $filter: The type of filter to apply. A list of filters can be found in
`Types of filters <https://www.php.net/manual/en/filter.filters.php>`__.
`Types of filters <https://www.php.net/manual/en/filters.php>`__.
:param int $flags: Flags to apply. A list of flags can be found in
`Filter flags <https://www.php.net/manual/en/filter.filters.flags.php>`__.
:returns: ``$_COOKIE`` if no parameters supplied, otherwise the COOKIE value if found or null if not
Expand All @@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ The methods provided by the parent classes that are available are:

:param array|string|null $index: Value name
:param int $filter: The type of filter to apply. A list of filters can be found in
`Types of filters <https://www.php.net/manual/en/filter.filters.php>`__.
`Types of filters <https://www.php.net/manual/en/filters.php>`__.
:param int $flags: Flags to apply. A list of flags can be found in
`Filter flags <https://www.php.net/manual/en/filter.filters.flags.php>`__.
:returns: ``$_SERVER`` item value if found, null if not
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