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@felixinx which version of Laravel you're using? It seems to be working in Laravel 6.
Jan 7, 2020
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Level 1
Array casting with index in API resource
Hi,
I am current casting my user_approval field to a JSON array using the following code:
protected $casts = [
'user_approval' => 'array',
];
In artisan, my field is displayed with index and value:
>>> $a->user_approval
=> [
1 => true,
2 => false,
5 => false,
]
But when I use my API resource, only the value show up:
{
"data": [
{
"approval": [
true,
false,
false
],
...
}
}
Here is the code for my resource:
class AnswerResource extends JsonResource
{
/**
* Transform the resource into an array.
*
* @param \Illuminate\Http\Request $request
* @return array
*/
public function toArray($request)
{
return [
'approval' => $this->user_approval,
'categoryId' => $this->category_id,
'content' => $this->content,
'id' => $this->id,
'roundId' => $this->round_id,
'user' => UserResource::make($this->user)->resolve()
];
}
}
Is there a way to show index from a array casting inside a API resource?
Thank you
Level 61
When encoding an array, if the keys are not a continuous numeric sequence starting from 0, all keys are encoded as strings, and specified explicitly for each key-value pair.
Strange. What happens when you do
json_encode($a->user_approval);
Level 1
Level 61
Try replacing in AnswerResource
'approval' => $this->user_approval,
with
'approval' => [
1 => true,
2 => false,
5 => false,
],
Level 1
I still have the same result, without index.
I just updated to Laravel 6.10, no difference.
Level 61
Does this help?
protected $casts = [
'user_approval' => 'object',
];
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Level 53
@felixinx yeah, I was wrong. It only works if you are calling toArray() method.
Workaround:
public function toArray($request)
{
$approval = new stdClass;
collect($this->user_approval)->map(function ($val, $key) use ($approval) {
return $approval->{$key} = $val;
});
return [
'approval' => $approval,
//...
];
}
// Result: {"data":{"approval":{"1":true,"2":false,"5":false}}}
Level 53
@bugsysha solution seems to be working too.
Level 61
@sti3bas No need for all that. He could only do
(object) $this->user_approval
Level 61
Probably somewhere framework is only using values from that field and that is why keys are lost.
Level 1
Level 61
What ever works for you ;)
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