laravel-tips/content/tips/you-can-use-the-boolean-date-string-methods-on-the-request-object-instead-of-manually-type-casting-request-parameters.md

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You can use the boolean() / date() / string() methods on the Request object instead of manually type-casting request parameters	1545466006096687110	weekly-thread-2022-27	ryangjchandler	https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FWhgKQPXwAELDpV.jpg	2022-07-08T17:53:03+00:00	you-can-use-the-boolean-date-string-methods-on-the-request-object-instead-of-manually-type-casting-request-parameters

⚡️ Instead of explicitly type-casting or wrapping request parameters, you can use some of Laravel's utility methods on the Request object. It comes with a boolean() helper, date() helper and a string() / str() helper!