Customizing Model Attributes with Eloquent Accessors & Mutators

// In your App\Models\User model:
// use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Casts\Attribute;
//
// class User extends Model
// {
//     // Accessor: formats the 'first_name' attribute when accessed
//     protected function firstName(): Attribute
//     {
//         return Attribute::make(
//             get: fn (string $value) => ucfirst($value),
//         );
//     }
//
//     // Mutator: modifies the 'password' attribute before saving
//     protected function password(): Attribute
//     {
//         return Attribute::make(
//             set: fn (string $value) => bcrypt($value),
//         );
//     }
//
//     // Accessor & Mutator combined for a full_name attribute
//     protected function fullName(): Attribute
//     {
//         return Attribute::make(
//             get: fn () => "{$this->first_name} {$this->last_name}",
//             set: fn (string $value) => [
//                 'first_name' => explode(' ', $value)[0],
//                 'last_name' => explode(' ', $value)[1] ?? '',
//             ],
//         );
//     }
// }

// Usage:
$user = App\Models\User::find(1);

// Accessor in action (first_name will be capitalized automatically)
echo $user->first_name;

// Mutator in action (password will be hashed automatically on save)
$user->password = 'new-secret-password';
$user->save();

// Full Name Accessor
echo $user->full_name; // e.g., "John Doe"

// Full Name Mutator
$user->full_name = 'Jane Smith'; // Sets first_name to 'Jane', last_name to 'Smith'
$user->save();