Models column date format - date

Question

I modified my models date property to can calculate birthdays, but now when the date is loaded in my form(I use Form collective) I get it like 1979-07-17 00:00:00 right output should be 1979-07-17
protected $dates = ['geburtstag'];
public function age()
{
return $this->geburtstag->diffInYears(Carbon::now());
}
I tried to modify from model like
protected $geburtstagFormat = 'Y-m-d';
but did not help.
What I do wrong in this case

Answer 1

Why don't you just use $model->geburtstag->format('Y-m-d')?
You can also create a mutaror in your model like:
public function getGeburstagDateAttribute($value) {
return $this->geburtstag->format('Y-m-d');
}
and use it like this:
$model->geburtstag_date // outputs geburtstag date in 'Y-m-d' format
To set the date format in a model, use protected $dateFormat = 'Y-m-d'; inside the model.

Answer 2

Another way of doing it
First parse the $this->geburtstag->diffInYears(Carbon::now())
$createdAt = Carbon::parse($this->geburtstag->diffInYears(Carbon::now()));
Then you can use
$suborder['payment_date'] = $createdAt->format('M d Y');

Answer 3

If you don't want to store the time of birth you should change the data type in your database to date instead of from timestamp or datetime. This will solve the problem automatically since when you call the attribute on your view, this extract exactly how it's shown on database. Otherwise, if you want to keep the database unchanged you have to define a mutator in your model, like this:
public function getGeburstag($value){
return Carbon::parse($value)->toDateString();
}
This will replace the original value of geburtag attribute to its values in Y-m-d format.