Laravel 9 migrate: Object of class App\Enums\CaseSeverity could not be converted to string-CodePudding

I have an Enum with string cases:

enum CaseStatus : string
{
    case Completed = 'completed';
    case Pending = 'pending';
    case Rejected = 'rejected';

    public function color(): string
    {
        return match($this)
        {
            self::Completed => 'badge-light-success',
            self::Pending => 'badge-light-warning',
            self::Rejected => 'badge-light-danger',
        };
    }
}

I am trying to migrate the table that uses this enum and set its default column value to CaseStatus::Pending

$table->string('status')->default(CaseStatus::Pending)->nullable();

When I migrate I get the error:

Object of class App\Enums\CaseSeverity could not be converted to string

CodePudding user response：

Eloquent model casts don‘t work in migration files because you’re not dealing with Eloquent models.

You need to instead use the underlying value of a backed enum in any migration commands:

$table->string('status')->default(CaseStatus::Pending->value)->nullable();

From https://www.php.net/manual/en/language.enumerations.backed.php

Backed Cases have an additional read-only property, value, which is the value specified in the definition.
<?php
print Suit::Clubs->value;
// Prints "C"
?>