Filters are hooks that WordPress launched to modify text of various types before saving to database. we explained how to work with wordpress plugin filters. Your plugin can specify that one or more of its PHP functions is executed to modify specific types of text at these times, using the Filter API.
All filters are located in wp-includes/plugin.php file. Following function you can use for using the filters in wordpress plugin.
has filter
Check if any filter has been registered for a hook.
<!--?php has_filters( $tag, $function_to_check ); ?-->
$tag
(string) (required) The name of the filter hook.
Default: None
$function_to_check
(callback) (optional) If specified, return the priority of that function on this hook or false if not attached.
Default: False
add filter
add_filter( $tag, $function_to_add, $priority, $accepted_args );
$tag
(string) (required) The name of the filter to hook the $function_to_add to.
Default: None
$function_to_add
(callback) (required) The name of the function to be called when the filter is applied.
Default: None
$priority
(integer) (optional) Used to specify the order in which the functions associated with a particular action are executed. Lower numbers correspond with earlier execution, and functions with the same priority are executed in the order in which they were added to the action.
Default: 10
$accepted_args
(integer) (optional) The number of arguments the function(s) accept(s). In WordPress 1.5.1 and newer. hooked functions can take extra arguments that are set when the matching do_action() or apply_filters() call is run.
Default: 1
example
add_filter('media_upload_newtab', array(&$this, 'media_upload_mycallback'));
apply filters
apply_filters( $tag, $value );
$tag
(string) (required) The name of the filter hook.
Default: None
$value
(mixed) (required) The value which the filters hooked to $tag may modify.
Default: None
example.
$myvar = apply_filters( $tag, $value );
current filter
Retrieve the name of the current filter or action.
<!--?<span class="hiddenSpellError" pre="" data-mce-bogus="1"-->php current_filter() ?>
merge filters
Merge the filter functions of a specific filter hook with generic filter functions.
merge_filters($tag);
$tag
(string) (required) The filter hook of which the functions should be merged.
Default: None
remove filter
This function removes a function attached to a specified filter hook. This method can be used to remove default functions attached to a specific filter hook and possibly replace them with a substitute. See also remove_action(), add_filter() and add_action().
Important: Because of long-time unfixed bugs resulting in flaws of the underlying implementation, it is unpredictable which filters this function will remove when called. Usage might/will result in loss of other then the intended filter(s). Plugin authors should prevent the usage of this function if possible.
Important: To remove a hook, the $function_to_remove and $priority arguments must match when the hook was added. This goes for both filters and actions. No warning will be given on removal failure.
$tag
(string) (required) The action hook to which the function to be removed is hooked.
Default: None
$function_to_remove
(string) (required) The name of the function which should be removed.
Default: None
$priority
(int) (optional) The priority of the function (as defined when the function was originally hooked).
Default: 10
$accepted_args
(int) (optional) The number of arguments the function accepts.
Default: 1
remove all filters
Remove all of the hooks from a filter.
remove_all_filters( $tag, $priority );
$tag
(string) (required) The filter to remove hooks from.
Default: None
$priority
(integer) (optional) The priority number to remove.
Default: false
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All List of all WordPress filter hooks you will find on following URL
