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diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/input.rst b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/input.rst
index bcf117358..432bac3c7 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/input.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/input.rst
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ The security filtering function is called automatically when a new
:doc:`controller <../general/controllers>` is invoked. It does the
following:
-- If $config['allow_get_array'] is FALSE(default is TRUE), destroys
+- If $config['allow_get_array'] is FALSE (default is TRUE), destroys
the global GET array.
- Destroys all global variables in the event register_globals is
turned on.
@@ -53,14 +53,7 @@ false (boolean) if not. This lets you conveniently use data without
having to test whether an item exists first. In other words, normally
you might do something like this::
- if ( ! isset($_POST['something']))
- {
- $something = FALSE;
- }
- else
- {
- $something = $_POST['something'];
- }
+ $something = isset($_POST['something']) ? $_POST['something'] : NULL;
With CodeIgniter's built in functions you can simply do this::
@@ -95,11 +88,11 @@ To return an array of all POST items call without any parameters.
To return all POST items and pass them through the XSS filter set the
first parameter NULL while setting the second parameter to boolean;
-The function returns FALSE (boolean) if there are no items in the POST.
+The function returns NULL if there are no items in the POST.
::
- $this->input->post(NULL, TRUE); // returns all POST items with XSS filter
+ $this->input->post(NULL, TRUE); // returns all POST items with XSS filter
$this->input->post(); // returns all POST items without XSS filter
$this->input->get()
@@ -115,13 +108,13 @@ To return an array of all GET items call without any parameters.
To return all GET items and pass them through the XSS filter set the
first parameter NULL while setting the second parameter to boolean;
-The function returns FALSE (boolean) if there are no items in the GET.
+The function returns NULL if there are no items in the GET.
::
- $this->input->get(NULL, TRUE); // returns all GET items with XSS filter
+ $this->input->get(NULL, TRUE); // returns all GET items with XSS filter
$this->input->get(); // returns all GET items without XSS filtering
-
+
$this->input->get_post()
=========================
@@ -210,7 +203,7 @@ the cookie you are looking for (including any prefixes)::
cookie('some_cookie');
-The function returns FALSE (boolean) if the item you are attempting to
+The function returns NULL if the item you are attempting to
retrieve does not exist.
The second optional parameter lets you run the data through the XSS
@@ -298,3 +291,13 @@ see if PHP is being run on the command line.
$this->input->is_cli_request()
+$this->input->method();
+=====================================
+
+Returns the $_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'], optional set uppercase or lowercase (default lowercase).
+
+::
+
+ echo $this->input->method(TRUE); // Outputs: POST
+ echo $this->input->method(FALSE); // Outputs: post
+ echo $this->input->method(); // Outputs: post