No, it isn't a good idea. You can use always Jrequest::getVar specifing the type (http://api.joomla.org/Joomla-Framework/Environment/JRequest.html#getVar). The allowed types are: INT, FLOAT, BOOLEAN, WORD, ALNUM, CMD, BASE64, STRING, ARRAY, PATH. Regards. -- Salvatore Fresta aka Drosophila http://www.salvatorefresta.net CWNP444351
