_ci =& get_instance(); } function explicit_integer($value) { if ($value === null) { return true; } if ($value === '') { return false; } if (filter_var($value, FILTER_VALIDATE_INT) !== false) { return true; } return false; } function explicit_numeric($value) { if ($value === null) { return true; } if ($value === '') { return false; } if (is_numeric($value)) { return true; } return false; } function explicit_boolean($value) { if ($value === null) { return true; } if ($value === '') { return false; } if ($value === 'true' || $value === 'false' || $value === true || $value === false || $value === 1 || $value === 0) { return true; } return false; } function does_exist($value, $params) { if ($value === null ) { return true; } if ($value === '') { return false; } $parts = explode('.', $params); if (count($parts) !== 3) { return false; } $subDatabase = $parts[0]; $table = $parts[1]; $field = $parts[2]; $result = $this->_ci->db->select('COUNT(*) as count') ->from("$subDatabase.$table") ->where($field, $value) ->get(); if ($result === false) { return false; } return $result->row()->count > 0; } }