Level 122
Seems like your accessor is not being called at all?
Aug 12, 2022
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Level 5
Accessor int to float
Hello,
I have an int field in a table, called: weight that stores weight in grams.
I don't want to store it as decimal in the table.
When displaying it, I want to display it as kg.
e.g. if the value is 250 display: 0.25, if it is 2500 display: 25.
I tried to use accessor in my model:
public function weight(): Attribute
{
return new Attribute(
get: fn($value) => $value / 1000,
//I also tried:
get: fn($value) => number_format($value / 1000, 2, ','),
//I also tried:
get: fn($value) => floatval($value / 1000),
);
}
All of these tries display the field as is, e.g. if the value is 250 it shows me 250 and not .25
I added this as well:
protected $casts = [
'weight' => 'float',
];
Still displays 250
I tried to display it with:
number_format($value, 2, ',')
it displays 250,00
Is there a way to do what I want?
Level 5
@Snapey but the question is: why?
Level 39
When displaying it,
How do you get the value (accessor works only with eloquent)?
What's the result with tinker?
Level 5
@sr57 I am calling it in a Livewire component:
the route for the component: Route::get('/bags/{bag}/edit' , App\Http\Livewire\Admin\Bag\BagForm::class)->name('bags.edit');
The component's code:
use Livewire\Component;
use Redirect;
use App\Models\Bag;
class BagForm extends Component
{
protected array $rules = [];
public $weight;
public $colour;
public $stock = 0;
public $lowStockWarn = 0;
public Bag $bag;
public function mount(Bag $bag)
{
$this->bag = $bag;
dd($bag->weight);
if(!is_null($this->bag->id)) {
$this->fill([
'weight' => number_format($bag->weight, 2, ','),
'colour' => $bag->colour,
'stock' => $bag->stock,
'lowStockWarn' => $bag->low_stock_warn,
]);
}
}
...
I never used tinker before, so I'm writing what I did just to make sure that's what you meant:
php artisan tinker
$bag = App\Models\Bag::find(1)
App\Models\Bag {#4858
id: 1,
weight: 250,
colour: "Black",
stock: 657,
low_stock_warn: 100,
deleted_at: null,
created_at: "2022-08-01 18:45:41",
updated_at: "2022-08-05 14:29:22",
}
Thank you
Level 122
@SigalZ in tinker, after what you have done already, $bag->weight
also, put dd() in your accessor
Level 5
@Snapey $bag->weight shows 250.0 Where should I put the dd() in the accessor?
Level 122
@SigalZ Actually, your accessor looks wrong?
it should be calling a make function?
public function weight(): Attribute
{
return Attribute::make(
get: fn($value) => $value / 1000,
);
}
perhaps yours is an alternate syntax?
Level 122
@SigalZ to add dd()
public function weight(): Attribute
{
return Attribute::make(
get: fn($value) => dd($value)
);
}
Level 5
@Snapey I was following Jeffery Way's tutorial here: https://laracasts.com/series/whats-new-in-laravel-9/episodes/11
That's how he uses it.
I tried your way as well, didn't change anything.
It's like it is not looking at the model.
Very strange thing, I change a different model, called: Box like this:
public function maxWeight(): Attribute
{
return new Attribute(
//get: fn($value) => floatval($value / 1000),
get: fn($value) => 'test',
set: fn($value) => $value * 1000
);
}
I have a box with max_weight = 2000 in the database, fetching it in tinker, returns the value divided by 1000...
What the....
Level 29
Make sure you have imported the correct Class
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Casts\Attribute;
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Level 5
@frankielee This wansn't even in the model...
I added it, but it didn't change anything.
This is all very strange.
Maybe I should do clear:cache or something?
Level 5
HA! I found something.
I tried it all in Visual Code Terminal.
Trying it in cmd it shows it correctly.
Also adding the use statement helped. Restarting VS code, did the job.
Thank you all!!!!;
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