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^Filter FunctionsLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026

filter_list

(PHP 5 >= 5.2.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)

filter_list — Returns a list of all supported filters

Description

function filter_list(): array

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

Returns an array of names of all supported filters, empty array if there are no such filters. Indexes of this array are not filter IDs, they can be obtained with filter_id() from a name instead.

Examples

Example #1 A filter_list() example

<?php
print_r(filter_list());
?>

The above example will output something similar to:

Array
(
    [0] => int
    [1] => boolean
    [2] => float
    [3] => validate_regexp
    [4] => validate_url
    [5] => validate_email
    [6] => validate_ip
    [7] => string
    [8] => stripped
    [9] => encoded
    [10] => special_chars
    [11] => unsafe_raw
    [12] => email
    [13] => url
    [14] => number_int
    [15] => number_float
    [16] => magic_quotes
    [17] => callback
)

<filter_input_arrayfilter_var>
^Filter FunctionsLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026