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

public method

Converts a given value into the proper type based on a given schema definition.

Will bypass any formatters and casting - effectively forcing the engine "to keep its hands off" - when $value is an object with the property scalar (created by casting a scalar value to an object i.e. (object) 'foo'). This feature allows to construct values or queries that are not (yet) supported by the engine.

Parameters

  • mixed $value

    The value to be converted. Arrays will be recursively converted.
  • array $schema

    Formatted array from lithium\data\source\Database::schema()

Returns

mixed

value with converted type

Source

	public function value($value, array $schema = []) {
		$schema += ['default' => null, 'null' => false];

		if (is_array($value)) {
			foreach ($value as $key => $val) {
				$value[$key] = $this->value($val, isset($schema[$key]) ? $schema[$key] : $schema);
			}
			return $value;
		}

		if (is_object($value) && isset($value->scalar)) {
			return $value->scalar;
		}

		$type = isset($schema['type']) ? $schema['type'] : $this->_introspectType($value);
		$column = isset($this->_columns[$type]) ? $this->_columns[$type] : null;
		return $this->_cast($type, $value, $column, $schema);
	}