/**
* Assign a value to an attribute.
*
* @param string $name Name of the attribute
* @param mixed &$value Value of the attribute
* @return mixed the attribute value
*/
public function assignAttribute($name, $value)
{
$table = static::table();
if (array_key_exists($name, $table->columns) && !is_object($value)) {
$value = $table->columns[$name]->cast($value, static::connection());
}
// convert php's \DateTime to ours
if ($value instanceof \DateTime) {
$value = new DateTime($value->format('Y-m-d H:i:s T'));
}
// make sure DateTime values know what model they belong to so
// dirty stuff works when calling set methods on the DateTime object
if ($value instanceof DateTime) {
$value->attributeOf($this, $name);
}
$this->attributes[$name] = $value;
$this->flagDirty($name);
return $value;
}
