# FilterVar - `FilterVar(int $filter)` - `FilterVar(int $filter, mixed $options)` A wrapper for PHP's [filter_var()](http://php.net/filter_var) function. ```php v::filterVar(FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL)->validate('bob@example.com'); // true v::filterVar(FILTER_VALIDATE_URL)->validate('http://example.com'); // true v::filterVar(FILTER_VALIDATE_URL, FILTER_FLAG_PATH_REQUIRED)->validate('http://example.com'); // false v::filterVar(FILTER_VALIDATE_URL, FILTER_FLAG_PATH_REQUIRED)->validate('http://example.com/path'); // true ``` ## Changelog Version | Description --------|------------- 0.8.0 | Created *** See also: - [Callback](Callback.md)