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diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/email_helper.rst b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/email_helper.rst index 10adf1d0e..b665ce548 100644 --- a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/email_helper.rst +++ b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/email_helper.rst @@ -6,9 +6,14 @@ The Email Helper provides some assistive functions for working with Email. For a more robust email solution, see CodeIgniter's :doc:`Email Class <../libraries/email>`. -.. contents:: Page Contents +.. important:: The Email helper is **deprecated**. -.. important:: The Email helper is DEPRECATED. +.. contents:: + :local: + +.. raw:: html + + <div class="custom-index container"></div> Loading this Helper =================== @@ -17,51 +22,53 @@ This helper is loaded using the following code:: $this->load->helper('email'); +Available Functions +=================== + The following functions are available: -valid_email() -============= -.. php:function:: valid_email($email) +.. function:: valid_email($email) - :param string $email: Email address - :returns: bool + :param string $email: E-mail address + :returns: TRUE if a valid email is supplied, FALSE otherwise + :rtype: bool -Checks if the input is a correctly formatted e-mail address. Note that is -doesn't actually prove that the address will be able recieve mail, but -simply that it is a validly formed address. + Checks if the input is a correctly formatted e-mail address. Note that is + doesn't actually prove that the address will be able recieve mail, but + simply that it is a validly formed address. -Example:: + Example:: - if (valid_email('email@somesite.com')) - { - echo 'email is valid'; - } - else - { - echo 'email is not valid'; - } + if (valid_email('email@somesite.com')) + { + echo 'email is valid'; + } + else + { + echo 'email is not valid'; + } -.. note:: All that this function does is to use PHP's native ``filter_var()``: - | - | (bool) filter_var($email, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL); + .. note:: All that this function does is to use PHP's native ``filter_var()``:: -send_email() -============ + (bool) filter_var($email, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL); -.. php:function:: send_email($recipient, $subject, $message) +.. function:: send_email($recipient, $subject, $message) :param string $recipient: E-mail address :param string $subject: Mail subject :param string $message: Message body - :returns: bool + :returns: TRUE if the mail was successfully sent, FALSE in case of an error + :rtype: bool + + Sends an email using PHP's native `mail() <http://www.php.net/function.mail>`_ + function. + + .. note:: All that this function does is to use PHP's native ``mail`` -Sends an email using PHP's native `mail() <http://www.php.net/function.mail>`_ -function. + :: -.. note:: All that this function does is to use PHP's native ``mail``: - | - | mail($recipient, $subject, $message); + mail($recipient, $subject, $message); -For a more robust email solution, see CodeIgniter's :doc:`Email Library -<../libraries/email>`. + For a more robust email solution, see CodeIgniter's :doc:`Email Library + <../libraries/email>`.
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