fetching an Integer from DB using Zend Framework returns the value as a string

Question

When I run an sql query using the ZF wrappers, all the numeric values return as strings. What do I need to change so the values will return in the same data type as they are in

Answer 1

For an example of using a custom Zend_Db_Table_Row to get correct data types, as Bill Karwin suggested, have a look at the class here: http://www.zfsnippets.com/snippets/view/id/70

It can be implemented in your model as:

class YourTableName extends Zend_Db_Table_Abstract
{
    protected $_name = 'your_table_name';
    protected $_rowClass = 'Model_Row_Abstract';
}

You may want to change Model_Row_Abstract's datatype for tinyint to bool if you use it strictly to hold boolean values.