By default FileMaker stores all values as an empty string. This works but causes issues with casting attributes or expected functionality in Laravel. A recent release added any cast attributes to convert to null if the value is an empty string to prevent issues with date casting. We want to do 2 things in the future:
Add a defaulted setting that will allow users to turn on/off auto null conversion with the default set to off. This will preserve backwards compatibility and not introduce a major version.
We want to switch the default to on to better align with data normally seen in Laravel while using other database engines.
Smef
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5 months ago
By default FileMaker stores all values as an empty string. This works but causes issues with casting attributes or expected functionality in Laravel. A recent release added any cast attributes to convert to null if the value is an empty string to prevent issues with date casting. We want to do 2 things in the future: