#[Cast]

Stage: TRANSFORM (2)

Casts the payload value to a specific type using the Payload's as* methods.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`$type`	`string`	✅	The target type name (maps to `Payload::as{Type}()`)

Supported Types

Type	Maps To	Description
`int`	`$payload->asInt()`	Cast to integer
`boolean`	`$payload->asBoolean()`	Cast to boolean
`array`	`$payload->asArray()`	Decode JSON or return existing array
`carbon`	`$payload->asCarbon()`	Parse to Carbon date instance
`slug`	`$payload->asSlug()`	Convert to URL-friendly slug
`like`	`$payload->asLike()`	Wrap with `%` for LIKE queries

Usage

Cast to Integer

use Kettasoft\Filterable\Engines\Foundation\Attributes\Annotations\Cast;

#[Cast('int')]
protected function views(Payload $payload)
{
    // "42" → 42
    return $this->builder->where('views', '>=', $payload->value);
}

Cast to Boolean

#[Cast('boolean')]
protected function isFeatured(Payload $payload)
{
    // "true" → true, "false" → false
    return $this->builder->where('is_featured', $payload->value);
}

Cast to Array (from JSON)

#[Cast('array')]
protected function tags(Payload $payload)
{
    // '["php","laravel"]' → ['php', 'laravel']
    $tags = $payload->value;
    return $this->builder->whereIn('tag', $tags);
}

Behavior

Scenario	Result
Cast type is supported	Value is cast and returned
Cast type is not supported	`StrictnessException` is thrown
Cast fails (invalid value)	`StrictnessException` is thrown