Class StringType

String type converter.

Use to convert string data between PHP and the database types.

Namespace: Cake\Database\Type

Properties summary

  • $_name protected
    string|null

    Identifier name for this type

Method Summary

  • __construct() public

    Constructor

  • getBaseType() public

    Returns the base type name that this class is inheriting.

  • getName() public

    Returns type identifier name for this object.

  • marshal() public

    Marshals request data into PHP strings.

  • newId() public

    Generate a new primary key value for a given type.

  • requiresToPhpCast() public

    Returns whether the cast to PHP is required to be invoked, since it is not a identity function.

  • toDatabase() public

    Convert string data into the database format.

  • toPHP() public

    Convert string values to PHP strings.

  • toStatement() public

    Get the correct PDO binding type for string data.

Method Detail

__construct() public 

__construct(?string $name)

Constructor

Parameters

string|null $name optional

The name identifying this type

getBaseType() public 

getBaseType()

Returns the base type name that this class is inheriting.

This is useful when extending base type for adding extra functionality, but still want the rest of the framework to use the same assumptions it would do about the base type it inherits from.

Returns

string|null

The base type name that this class is inheriting.

getName() public 

getName()

Returns type identifier name for this object.

Returns

string|null

The type identifier name for this object.

marshal() public 

marshal(mixed $value)

Marshals request data into PHP strings.

Parameters

mixed $value

The value to convert.

Returns

string|null

Converted value.

newId() public 

newId()

Generate a new primary key value for a given type.

This method can be used by types to create new primary key values when entities are inserted.

Returns

mixed

A new primary key value.

See Also

\Cake\Database\Type\UuidType

requiresToPhpCast() public 

requiresToPhpCast()

Returns whether the cast to PHP is required to be invoked, since it is not a identity function.

Returns

bool

False as database results are returned already as strings

toDatabase() public 

toDatabase(mixed $value, \Cake\Database\DriverInterface $driver)

Convert string data into the database format.

Parameters

mixed $value

The value to convert.

\Cake\Database\DriverInterface $driver

The driver instance to convert with.

Returns

string|null

toPHP() public 

toPHP(mixed $value, \Cake\Database\DriverInterface $driver)

Convert string values to PHP strings.

Parameters

mixed $value

The value to convert.

\Cake\Database\DriverInterface $driver

The driver instance to convert with.

Returns

string|null

toStatement() public 

toStatement(mixed $value, \Cake\Database\DriverInterface $driver)

Get the correct PDO binding type for string data.

Parameters

mixed $value

The value being bound.

\Cake\Database\DriverInterface $driver

The driver.

Returns

int

Property Detail

$_name protected

Identifier name for this type

Type

string|null

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