Class StringType
String type converter.
Use to convert string data between PHP and the database types.
Properties summary
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$_name protected
string|nullIdentifier name for this type
Method Summary
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__construct() public
Constructor
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getBaseType() public
Returns the base type name that this class is inheriting.
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getName() public
Returns type identifier name for this object.
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marshal() public
Marshals request data into PHP strings.
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newId() public
Generate a new primary key value for a given type.
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requiresToPhpCast() public
Returns whether the cast to PHP is required to be invoked, since it is not a identity function.
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toDatabase() public
Convert string data into the database format.
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toPHP() public
Convert string values to PHP strings.
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toStatement() public
Get the correct PDO binding type for string data.
Method Detail
__construct() public ¶
__construct(?string $name)
Constructor
Parameters
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string|null$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|nullThe base type name that this class is inheriting.
getName() public ¶
getName()
Returns type identifier name for this object.
Returns
string|nullThe type identifier name for this object.
marshal() public ¶
marshal(mixed $value)
Marshals request data into PHP strings.
Parameters
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mixed$value The value to convert.
Returns
string|nullConverted 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
mixedA new primary key value.
See Also
requiresToPhpCast() public ¶
requiresToPhpCast()
Returns whether the cast to PHP is required to be invoked, since it is not a identity function.
Returns
boolFalse as database results are returned already as strings
toDatabase() public ¶
toDatabase(mixed $value, \Cake\Database\DriverInterface $driver)
Convert string data into the database format.
Parameters
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mixed$value The value to convert.
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\Cake\Database\DriverInterface$driver The driver instance to convert with.
Returns
string|nulltoPHP() public ¶
toPHP(mixed $value, \Cake\Database\DriverInterface $driver)
Convert string values to PHP strings.
Parameters
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mixed$value The value to convert.
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\Cake\Database\DriverInterface$driver The driver instance to convert with.
Returns
string|nulltoStatement() public ¶
toStatement(mixed $value, \Cake\Database\DriverInterface $driver)
Get the correct PDO binding type for string data.
Parameters
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mixed$value The value being bound.
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\Cake\Database\DriverInterface$driver The driver.
Returns
int