Trait ExpressionTypeCasterTrait

Offers a method to convert values to ExpressionInterface objects if the type they should be converted to implements ExpressionTypeInterface

Direct Users

• Cake\Database\Expression\BetweenExpression
• Cake\Database\Expression\CaseExpression
• Cake\Database\Expression\Comparison
• Cake\Database\Expression\FunctionExpression
• Cake\Database\Expression\ValuesExpression

Indirect Users

• Cake\Database\Expression\TupleComparison

Method Summary

• _castToExpression() protected

  Conditionally converts the passed value to an ExpressionInterface object if the type class implements the ExpressionTypeInterface. Otherwise, returns the value unmodified.

• _requiresToExpressionCasting() protected

  Returns an array with the types that require values to be casted to expressions, out of the list of type names passed as parameter.

Method Detail

_castToExpression( mixed $value , string $type )

_requiresToExpressionCasting( array $types )