$input = $_POST['form_field']; // get input from form $clean_input = JFilterOutput::cleanText($input); // sanitize input using JFilterOutput // use $clean_input in further processing or database storage
$db = JFactory::getDBO(); // get Joomla database object $query = "SELECT name, description FROM #__mytable"; // define query $db->setQuery($query); // set query $results = $db->loadAssocList(); // get results // loop through results and sanitize output using JFilterOutput foreach ($results as $result) { $name = JFilterOutput::cleanText($result['name']); $description = JFilterOutput::cleanText($result['description']); // output sanitized data echo "In both examples, we are using JFilterOutput::cleanText to sanitize user input and output, thereby preventing potential security vulnerabilities. The JFilterOutput class is part of the Joomla CMS core and is included in the libraries/joomla/filter/output.php file.$name
"; echo "$description
"; }