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mr-feek/eloquent-null-casts
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Model attributes that are null will be cast if they are listed in the casts array. Unlike default Eloquent.

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Allow eloquent to cast null values of attributes
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[](#allow-eloquent-to-cast-null-values-of-attributes)

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By default, Laravel does not allow casting null values of attributes listed in the `casts` array. This isn't always desirable, as sometimes you want to ensure an attribute is always a boolean. This package provides a simple trait to override this behavior on a per Model basis. It isn't always feasible to run a migration to no longer allow null in the database.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

You can install the package via composer:

```
composer require mr-feek/eloquent-null-casts
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

In PHP we cannot override a trait's property in the class where the trait is used, so we have two implementation choices.

First option is to use the `CastsNullAttributes` trait and define the casts in the constructor.

```