Assessor and Mutators

Assessor and Mutators

function getNameAttribute($value){
    return strtoupper($value);
}

App\Dogs::find(2)->name;  // result "JOCK"

That's a nice way to format database records before they hit the page, although it means that name will always be formatted that way (you can use ->getOriginal('name') if you need to see it without the formatting).

Here's a little secret, though. Add this to your Dogs model:

function getIdNameAttribute(){
    return $this->attributes['id'] . ':' . $this->attributes['name'];
}
and access it with:

App\Dogs::find(2)->idName;  // result "2:Jock"

Mutators:
Mutators are just the flip side of accessors. They let you capture the value before it goes into the database, so that you can do things like encrypt passwords or clean your data. So for example:

function setNameAttribute($value){
    return $this->attributes['name'] = strtoupper($value);
}