Customizing Data Transformations with Laravel Casts

And another example of using an address formatter:

 $data['street'],
            'city' => $data['city'],
            'state' => $data['state'],
            'postal_code' => $data['postal_code'],
            'formatted' => sprintf(
                '%s, %s, %s %s',
                $data['street'],
                $data['city'],
                $data['state'],
                $data['postal_code']
            )
        ];
    }

    public function set(Model $model, string $key, mixed $value, array $attributes): string
    {
        return json_encode([
            'street' => $value['street'],
            'city' => $value['city'],
            'state' => $value['state'],
            'postal_code' => $value['postal_code']
        ]);
    }
}

Then, in your model you'll be able to use both in a situation like this:

class User extends Model
{
    protected $casts = [
        'address' => Address::class,
        'phone' => PhoneNumber::class
    ];
}

Custom casts provide a clean, reusable way to handle complex data transformations while keeping your models lean and maintainable.

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