ArrayObject.php

TLDR

The file "ArrayObject.php" is a class definition for a custom ArrayObject class that extends the base ArrayObject class. It implements the Arrayable and JsonSerializable interfaces.

Methods

collect

This method returns a collection containing the underlying array.

toArray

This method returns the instance as an array.

jsonSerialize

This method returns the array that should be JSON serialized.

Classes

Class ArrayObject

This class extends the base ArrayObject class. It implements the Arrayable and JsonSerializable interfaces. The class provides methods to collect the underlying array, retrieve the instance as an array, and return the array that should be JSON serialized.

<?php

namespace Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Casts;

use ArrayObject as BaseArrayObject;
use Illuminate\Contracts\Support\Arrayable;
use JsonSerializable;

/**
 * @template TKey of array-key
 * @template TItem
 *
 * @extends  \ArrayObject<TKey, TItem>
 */
class ArrayObject extends BaseArrayObject implements Arrayable, JsonSerializable
{
    /**
     * Get a collection containing the underlying array.
     *
     * @return \Illuminate\Support\Collection
     */
    public function collect()
    {
        return collect($this->getArrayCopy());
    }

    /**
     * Get the instance as an array.
     *
     * @return array
     */
    public function toArray()
    {
        return $this->getArrayCopy();
    }

    /**
     * Get the array that should be JSON serialized.
     *
     * @return array
     */
    public function jsonSerialize(): array
    {
        return $this->getArrayCopy();
    }
}