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DOCUMENTATION for setFieldCasting

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Description

Affected Version

SS4+

Description

It would be great to have a bit more detail for about setFieldCasting.

see: https://github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-framework/blob/909723f8e709a5d1720d84739a80e6a9cfa14b17/src/Forms/GridField/GridFieldDataColumns.php#L102-L106

In particular, it is unclear which one we should use:


    'MyField' => DBDatetime::class.'->Nice', //OR

    'MyField' => 'Datetime->Nice', //OR

    'MyField' => 'DBDatetime->Nice'

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Research direction

Start with the linked src/Forms/GridField/GridFieldDataColumns.php lines 102-106 and compare the three setFieldCasting examples in the issue. Locate the corresponding setFieldCasting documentation in this developer-docs repository, clarify which syntax is supported, and document the correct form with an example.

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Assessment

Tech stack
php
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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