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Strict Request Input Casting in Laravel
Learn how the new strict flag in Laravel 13.40 changes the request integer(), boolean(), float(), and string() helpers. Invalid input now returns your default value instead of being silently cast to 0 or raising an error.
Laravel News05 Nov 2026 · 1 min read · summary
Read on laravel-news.com ↗Laravel 13.40 adds a strict flag to the request integer(), boolean(), float(), and string() helpers, so bad input returns your default instead of 0 or an error.
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