How to store value as integer in laravel?

@mallory_cormier 

To store a value as an integer in Laravel, you can use the integer data type in your database migration file when creating a migration.

For example, in your migration file, you can define a column as an integer like this:

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Schema::create('your_table', function (Blueprint $table) {
    $table->integer('your_column_name');
});

This will create a column in your database table with the specified name and data type as integer.

When defining relationships in your models, you can also specify that a particular column should be treated as an integer using the protected $casts property like this:

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protected $casts = [
    'your_column_name' => 'integer',
];

This will automatically cast the value of the specified column to an integer when retrieving it from the database.

You can also typecast values to integer when saving data in your database by explicitly casting the value to an integer like this:

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Model::create([
    'your_column_name' => (int)$value,
]);

By following these steps, you can store a value as an integer in Laravel.