Vincent,
Use cases might be :
$view-->setFilter('content', 'box_it'); // content appears in box with
rounded corners
$view-->setFilter('content', 'no_bad_words'); // naughty words become
n####ty w##ds
$view-->setFilter('content', 'double_digit'); // all single digits get a
leading 0, 1 becomes 01
$view-->setFilter('content', 'hide_IPs'); // ip address 23.23.23.23 becomes
23.XX.XX.XX.XX
By setting a filter in the Controller's init function, all 'content'
generated by that controller's actions would automatically get the filter
applied it.
ciao,
Quetz