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diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/installation/upgrade_300.rst b/user_guide_src/source/installation/upgrade_300.rst index 9a40f2b60..0fc211f89 100644 --- a/user_guide_src/source/installation/upgrade_300.rst +++ b/user_guide_src/source/installation/upgrade_300.rst @@ -842,7 +842,6 @@ CodeIgniter 3.1+. .. note:: This method is still available, but you're strongly encouraged to remove its usage sooner rather than later. -====================== The Javascript library ====================== @@ -854,6 +853,25 @@ It is now deprecated and scheduled for removal in CodeIgniter 3.1+. .. note:: This library is still available, but you're strongly encouraged to remove its usage sooner rather than later. +Form Validation method prep_for_form() +====================================== + +The :doc:`Form Validation Library <../libraries/form_validation>` has a +``prep_for_form()`` method, which is/can also be used as a rule in +``set_rules()`` to automatically perform HTML encoding on input data. + +Automatically encoding input (instead of output) data is a bad practice in +the first place, and CodeIgniter and PHP itself offer other alternatives +to this method anyway. +For example, :doc:`Form Helper <../helpers/form_helper>` functions will +automatically perform HTML escaping when necessary. + +Therefore, the *prep_for_form* method/rule is pretty much useless and is now +deprecated and scheduled for removal in 3.1+. + +.. note:: The method is still available, but you're strongly encouraged to + remove its usage sooner rather than later. + *********************************************************** Step 21: Check your usage of Text helper highlight_phrase() *********************************************************** |