On 05.08.2016 at 02:15, Yasuo Ohgaki wrote: > Pierre suggested the functions should be named "filter_*" and I agree. > > On Fri, Aug 5, 2016 at 6:25 AM, Yasuo Ohgaki <yohg...@ohgaki.net> wrote: >> Input validation is like assertion shouldn't fail. > > How about > > filter_assert_var() <- validate_var() > filter_assert_var_array() <- validate_var_array() > filter_assert_input() <- validate_input() > filter_assert_input_array() <- validate_input_array() > > It seems better than > > filter_validate_*() > > to me. These names encourage users to use them for input > assertion(validation). > > Any other good names?
I think the names are okay, but it should be pointed out that they are not related to assert() (particularly, that they are not affected by the assert.* ini directives). Maybe "assume" or "require" instead of "assert" would therefore be better in this regard. -- Christoph M. Becker -- PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
