Standard Types

From PhpInputValidator

This are all the current possible possible types that come with phpInputValidator. You can also create a Custom Types if one of the following do not meet match what you are looking for.

For example:

• even

• day_month_year

Contents 1 Common Types 1.1 Return 2 Extended Types 2.1 alpha 2.1.1 Example 2.1.2 Return 2.2 alpha_lower 2.2.1 Example 2.2.2 Return 2.3 alpha_numeric 2.3.1 Example 2.3.2 Return 2.4 alphanumeric_plus 2.4.1 Example 2.4.2 Return 2.5 alpha_upper 2.5.1 Example 2.5.2 Return 2.6 american_express 2.6.1 Note 2.6.2 Example 2.6.3 Return 2.7 credit_card 2.7.1 Note 2.7.2 Example 2.7.3 Return 2.8 day_month_year 2.8.1 Example 2.8.2 Return 2.9 discover_card 2.9.1 Note 2.9.2 Example 2.9.3 Return 2.10 domain 2.10.1 Example 2.10.2 Return 2.11 email 2.11.1 Example 2.11.2 Return 2.12 fuzzy_bool 2.12.1 Example 2.12.2 Return 2.13 hex 2.13.1 Example 2.13.2 Return 2.14 hex_color 2.14.1 Example 2.14.2 Return 2.15 hostname 2.15.1 Example 2.15.2 Return 2.16 ip / ipv4 2.16.1 Example 2.16.2 Return 2.17 ipv6 2.17.1 Example 2.17.2 Return 2.18 isbn10 2.18.1 Example 2.18.2 Return 2.19 isbn13 2.19.1 Example 2.19.2 Return 2.20 local_path 2.20.1 Example 2.20.2 Return 2.21 mastercard 2.21.1 Note 2.21.2 Example 2.21.3 Return 2.22 month_day_year 2.22.1 Example 2.22.2 Return 2.23 numeric 2.23.1 Example 2.23.2 Return 2.24 url 2.24.1 Example 2.24.2 Return 2.25 url_dual 2.25.1 Example 2.25.2 Return 2.26 us_currency 2.26.1 Example 2.26.2 Return 2.27 us_phone 2.27.1 Example 2.27.2 Return 2.28 us_social 2.28.1 Example 2.28.2 Return 2.29 us_zip 2.29.1 Example 2.29.2 Return 2.30 visa 2.30.1 Note 2.30.2 Example 2.30.3 Return 2.31 year_month_day 2.31.1 Example 2.31.2 Return

Common Types

These are common PHP types which should not need an explaination

array

boolean / bool

real / double / float

integer / int

object

string / str

even

odd

Return

These types will be typecast to their type. For example if the type you want is bool but the variable is a '1' then it will return true not '1'.

Extended Types

alpha

String must only contain characters a-z. Case insensitive.

Example

FooBar

Return

string

alpha_lower

String must only contain characters a-z. Must be all lowercase.

Example

foobar

Return

string

alpha_numeric

String must only contain characters a-z or 0-9 Case insensitive.

Example

FooBar01

Return

string

alphanumeric_plus

String must only contain characters a-z, 0-9, -, or _. Case insensitive.

Example

Foo_Bar-01

Return

string

alpha_upper

String must only contain characters a-z. Must be all uppercase.

Example

FOOBAR

Return

string

american_express

String must be a valid American Express credit card.

Note

This check only validates the length and digit types. It does not check to make sure the number is actually an active card.

Example

378282246310005

Return

string

credit_card

String must be a valid credit card number. Doesn't care about the type of card.

Note

This check only validates the length and digit types. It does not check to make sure the number is actually an active card.

Example

378282246310005
6011000990139424

Return

string

day_month_year

A valid day month year string

Example

30/05/2002
30/5/2002
30/5/02
30-5-02

Return

string

discover_card

String must be a valid Discover credit card.

Note

This check only validates the length and digit types. It does not check to make sure the number is actually an active card.

Example

6011000990139424

Return

string

domain

String must have a valid tld

Example

www.foo.com
foo.net
http://www.foo.com
.com

Return

string

email

Email address.

Example

foo@bar.com

Return

string

fuzzy_bool

Expanded bool types (see examples)

Example

true
false
1
0
off
on
yes
no
y
n

Return

bool

hex

A valid hexidecimal number

Example

FF00AA

Return

string

hex_color

A valid hexidecimal number with or without a #

Example

#FF00AA
FF00AA

Return

string

hostname

A valid host name

Example

www.phpinputvalidator.org

Return

string

ip / ipv4

An IP v4 address.

Example

192.168.10.1

Return

string

ipv6

An IP v6 address.

Example

2001:db8:85a3:0:0:8a2e:370:7334

Return

string

isbn10

10 digit ISBN number

Example

90-70002-34-5

Return

string

isbn13

13 digit ISBN number

Example

978-1-4028-9462-6

Return

string

local_path

Local or absolute path.

Example

/www/foo/bar/

Return

string

mastercard

String must be a valid Mastercard credit card.

Note

This check only validates the length and digit types. It does not check to make sure the number is actually an active card.

Example

5555555555554444

Return

string

month_day_year

A valid month day year string

Example

05/30/2002
5/30/2002
5/30/02
5-30-02

Return

string

numeric

String must only contain numbers 0-9.

Example

12345678

Return

string

url

Website address. Can be http, https, or ftp.

Example

http://www.foobar.com
https://www.foobar.com/bar/
http://www.foobar.com/bar/download.zip

Return

string

url_dual

Website address or a local path

Example

http://www.foobar.com/bar/
http://www.foobar.com/bar/download.zip
/bar/download.zip

Return

string

us_currency

A valid currency number. With or without the $ and the .

Example

$5.00
$5
$3,000.33
5.00
5
3,000.33 

Return

string

us_phone

A valid United States phone number.

Example

1-234-567-8910
1-234-567-8910
1-234-567-8910
(123) 456-7891
123.456.7891 
12345678910

Return

string

us_social

A valid United States social security number.

Example

123-45-6789

Return

string

us_zip

A valid United States ZIP code

Example

12345
12345-6789

Return

string

visa

String must be a valid Visa credit card.

Note

This check only validates the length and digit types. It does not check to make sure the number is actually an active card.

Example

4012888888881881

Return

string

year_month_day

A valid year month day string

Example

2002/05/30
2002/5/30

Return

string