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| $m['is_married'] = 'Yes'; // type-casts into true |
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not "type-casts into true", but "normalizes into true"
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| $m['is_married'] = 'Yes'; // type-casts into true | ||
| $m['is_married'] = true; // better way! |
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mention why it is better - because no normalization of value is needed in this case
| $m['is_married'] = 'Yes'; // type-casts into true | ||
| $m['is_married'] = true; // better way! | ||
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| $m->save(); // stores as "Yes". |
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... because of type-casting
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| If type is passed with incompatible format, Agile Data will try |
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"If value is passed which is not compatible with field type, Agile Data will try to normalize value."
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| $m['name'] = ' John'; | ||
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| echo $m['age']; // 49 |
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// 49 - normalization cast value to integer
| - 'string' - for storing short strings, such as name of a person. | ||
| Normalize will trim the value. | ||
| - 'integer' - normalize will (int) the value. | ||
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| UI framework such as Agile Toolkit will typically rely on type | ||
| information to properly present data with views (forms and tables) |
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... rely on field type ...
... data in views ...
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| This is one way to store binary data. Type is unspecified but the | ||
| binary value of a field will be encoded with base64 before storing. |
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... before storing and automatically decoded when you load this value back from persistence.
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| This is one way to store binary data. Type is unspecified but the | ||
| binary value of a field will be encoded with base64 before storing. | ||
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Currently AD supports following serialization algorithms:
- serialize - for storing PHP objects
- json - for storing objects and arrays
- base64 - for storing encoded strings
- [serialize_callback, unserialize_callback] - for custom serialization
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| list($amount, $currency) = explode($x); |
Imants, I have moved and extended "Typecasting" section. Some parts may be incomplete, but this help you with your PR.