formatData

formatData [Protected]

This method is an internal structural utility. It acts as a data-mapping transformer engine that automatically intercepts raw database record arrays returned by MySQLi and reshapes them to match your fluid chain configuration settings (filter and output).

Usage

formatData(mixed $data): mixed

Parameters

data (mixed) : The raw associative array output fetched via MYSQLI_ASSOC.

Return Value

(mixed) : Returns your query results as a cleanly unwrapped value, array, object, or string format, dynamically matching your specified ->output() configuration.

Empty Result Fallback

When passed an empty dataset (zero records found), this method bypasses structural unwrapping and flattens into the following fixed type formats:

Configured Output Type	Returned Empty Representation	Description / Use Case
array	[]	Safe for un-nested foreach loops.
json	"[]"	Keeps frontend/API clients from crashing on parsing.
object	stdClass Object ()	Protects OOP accessors from calling methods on non-objects.
serial	"a:0:{}"	Can be safely serialzed/unserialized natively.
integer	0	Math-safe fallback for empty numeric operations or counts.
string	'' (empty string)	Represents the semantic absence of text.
auto	null	Perfect for quick null-coalescing operations (??).

Examples

$db->formatData($data);

Config Options

Config Key	Default Value	Allowed Values	Description
output	auto	string (See: Output)	Default output data type.

Debug Errors

• No debug errors.

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