Cast to 'array' not working

I have a column in my table which is :


$table->json('tags')->nullable()

protected $casts = [
    'tags' => 'array',
];

But when the record is null it doesnt cast to empty array why ?

Best Answer

Level 50

Attributes that are null will not be cast. In addition, you should never define a cast (or an attribute) that has the same name as a relationship.

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