PHP Decode

<?php
/**
 * Joomlatools Framework - https://www.joomlatools.com/developer/framework/
 *
 * @copyright   Copyright (C) 2007 Johan Janssens and Timble CVBA. (http://www.timble.net)
 * @license     GNU GPLv3 <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
 * @link        https://github.com/joomlatools/joomlatools-framework for the canonical source repository
 */

/**
 * Alphabetic Filter
 *
 * @author  Johan Janssens <https://github.com/johanjanssens>
 * @package Koowa\Library\Filter
 */
class KFilterAlpha extends KFilterAbstract implements KFilterTraversable
{
    /**
     * Validate a variable
     *
     * @param   mixed   $value Value to be validated
     * @return  bool    True when the variable is valid
     */
    public function validate($value)
    {
        $value = trim($value);

        return ctype_alpha($value);
    }

    /**
     * Sanitize a variable
     *
     * @param   mixed   $value Value to be sanitized
     * @return  string
     */
    public function sanitize($value)
    {
        $pattern 	= '/[^[a-zA-Z]*/';
        return preg_replace($pattern, '', $value);
    }
}
 ?>