framework/behaviors/AttributeTypecastBehavior.php
protected function typecastValue($value, $type)
    {
        if (is_scalar($type)) {
            if (is_object($value) && method_exists($value, '__toString')) {
                $value = $value->__toString();
            }

            switch ($type) {
                case self::TYPE_INTEGER:
                    return (int) $value;
                case self::TYPE_FLOAT:
                    return (float) $value;
                case self::TYPE_BOOLEAN:
                    return (bool) $value;
                case self::TYPE_STRING:
                    if (is_float($value)) {
                        return StringHelper::floatToString($value);
                    }
                    return (string) $value;
                default:
                    throw new InvalidArgumentException("Unsupported type '{$type}'");
            }
        }

        return call_user_func($type, $value);
    }
protected function typecastValue($value, $type)
    {
        if (is_scalar($type)) {
            if (is_object($value) && method_exists($value, '__toString')) {
                $value = $value->__toString();
            }

            switch ($type) {
                case self::TYPE_INTEGER:
                    return (int) $value;
                case self::TYPE_FLOAT:
                    return (float) $value;
                case self::TYPE_BOOLEAN:
                    return (bool) $value;
                case self::TYPE_STRING:
                    if (is_float($value)) {
                        return StringHelper::floatToString($value);
                    }
                    return (string) $value;
                default:
                    throw new InvalidArgumentException("Unsupported type '{$type}'");
            }
        }

        return call_user_func($type, $value);
    }
protected function typecastValue ( $ value , $ type ) { if ( is_scalar ( $ type ) ) { if ( is_object ( $ value ) && method_exists ( $ value , '__toString' ) ) { $ value = $ value -> __toString ( ) ; } switch ( $ type ) { case self :: TYPE_INTEGER : return ( int ) $ value ; case self :: TYPE_FLOAT : return ( float ) $ value ; case self :: TYPE_BOOLEAN : return ( bool ) $ value ; case self :: TYPE_STRING : if ( is_float ( $ value ) ) { return StringHelper :: floatToString ( $ value ) ; } return ( string ) $ value ; default : throw new InvalidArgumentException ( "Unsupported type '{$type}'" ) ; } } return call_user_func ( $ type , $ value ) ; }
Casts the given value to the specified type.
@param mixed $value value to be type-casted.
@param string|callable $type type name or typecast callable.
@return mixed typecast result.
Casts the given value to the specified type .