private static function castTo($val, $type) {
		
		$app = Application::getInstance();
		
		switch ($type) {
				
			case 'string':
			case 'text':
				$val = (string)$val;
				break;
		
			case 'int':
			case 'integer':
				$val = (int)$val;
				break;
		
			case 'bool':
			case 'boolean':
				$val = (bool)$val;
				break;
				
			// creates a DateTime object from datepicker
			case 'date':
				if ($val) {
                    if ((defined('PAIR_FORM_DATE_FORMAT') and self::usingCustomDatepicker())) {
                        $format = PAIR_FORM_DATE_FORMAT;
                    } else {
                        $format = 'Y-m-d';
                    }
					$val = \DateTime::createFromFormat('!' . $format, $val, $app->currentUser->getDateTimeZone());
                    // DateTime is not set
					if (FALSE === $val) $val = NULL;
				} else {
					$val = NULL;
				}
				break;

            // creates a DateTime object from datetimepicker
            case 'datetime':
                if ($val) {
                    if ((defined('PAIR_FORM_DATETIME_FORMAT') and self::usingCustomDatetimepicker())) {
                        $format = PAIR_FORM_DATETIME_FORMAT;
                    } else {
                        $format = 'Y-m-d H:i:s';
                    }
                    $val = \DateTime::createFromFormat('!' . $format, $val, $app->currentUser->getDateTimeZone());
                    // DateTime is not set
                    if (FALSE === $val) $val = NULL;
                } else {
                    $val = NULL;
                }
                break;

		}
		
		return $val;
		
	}
private static function castTo($val, $type) {
		
		$app = Application::getInstance();
		
		switch ($type) {
				
			case 'string':
			case 'text':
				$val = (string)$val;
				break;
		
			case 'int':
			case 'integer':
				$val = (int)$val;
				break;
		
			case 'bool':
			case 'boolean':
				$val = (bool)$val;
				break;
				
			// creates a DateTime object from datepicker
			case 'date':
				if ($val) {
                    if ((defined('PAIR_FORM_DATE_FORMAT') and self::usingCustomDatepicker())) {
                        $format = PAIR_FORM_DATE_FORMAT;
                    } else {
                        $format = 'Y-m-d';
                    }
					$val = \DateTime::createFromFormat('!' . $format, $val, $app->currentUser->getDateTimeZone());
                    // DateTime is not set
					if (FALSE === $val) $val = NULL;
				} else {
					$val = NULL;
				}
				break;

            // creates a DateTime object from datetimepicker
            case 'datetime':
                if ($val) {
                    if ((defined('PAIR_FORM_DATETIME_FORMAT') and self::usingCustomDatetimepicker())) {
                        $format = PAIR_FORM_DATETIME_FORMAT;
                    } else {
                        $format = 'Y-m-d H:i:s';
                    }
                    $val = \DateTime::createFromFormat('!' . $format, $val, $app->currentUser->getDateTimeZone());
                    // DateTime is not set
                    if (FALSE === $val) $val = NULL;
                } else {
                    $val = NULL;
                }
                break;

		}
		
		return $val;
		
	}
private static function castTo ( $ val , $ type ) { $ app = Application :: getInstance ( ) ; switch ( $ type ) { case 'string' : case 'text' : $ val = ( string ) $ val ; break ; case 'int' : case 'integer' : $ val = ( int ) $ val ; break ; case 'bool' : case 'boolean' : $ val = ( bool ) $ val ; break ; // creates a DateTime object from datepicker case 'date' : if ( $ val ) { if ( ( defined ( 'PAIR_FORM_DATE_FORMAT' ) and self :: usingCustomDatepicker ( ) ) ) { $ format = PAIR_FORM_DATE_FORMAT ; } else { $ format = 'Y-m-d' ; } $ val = \ DateTime :: createFromFormat ( '!' . $ format , $ val , $ app -> currentUser -> getDateTimeZone ( ) ) ; // DateTime is not set if ( FALSE === $ val ) $ val = NULL ; } else { $ val = NULL ; } break ; // creates a DateTime object from datetimepicker case 'datetime' : if ( $ val ) { if ( ( defined ( 'PAIR_FORM_DATETIME_FORMAT' ) and self :: usingCustomDatetimepicker ( ) ) ) { $ format = PAIR_FORM_DATETIME_FORMAT ; } else { $ format = 'Y-m-d H:i:s' ; } $ val = \ DateTime :: createFromFormat ( '!' . $ format , $ val , $ app -> currentUser -> getDateTimeZone ( ) ) ; // DateTime is not set if ( FALSE === $ val ) $ val = NULL ; } else { $ val = NULL ; } break ; } return $ val ; }
Casts a value to a type string, integer or boolean.

@param	string	Type string, int or bool, will be casted.

@return	multitype
Casts a value to a type string integer or boolean .