lithium\data\source\Database::_introspectType()

protected method

Attempts to automatically determine the column type of a value. Used by the value() method of various database adapters to determine how to prepare a value if the schema is not specified.

Parameters

  • mixed $value

    The value to be prepared for an SQL query.

Returns

string

Returns the name of the column type which $value most likely belongs to.

Source

	protected function _introspectType($value) {
		switch (true) {
			case (is_bool($value)):
				return 'boolean';
			case (is_float($value) || preg_match('/^\d+\.\d+$/', $value)):
				return 'float';
			case (is_int($value) || preg_match('/^\d+$/', $value)):
				return 'integer';
			case (is_string($value) && strlen($value) <= $this->_columns['string']['length']):
				return 'string';
			default:
				return 'text';
		}
	}