Get model attribute's type in Yii2

Question

How can I check type (column type) of model's attribute in Yii2?

This old Yii Forum answer gave me a conclusion, that in Yii1 I can use something like that:

$model->getMetaData()->columns['attribute-name']->type;

But I was unsuccessful in porting this solution to Yii2. Can someone help?

Answer 1

You can use:

$model->getTableSchema()->getColumn('attr')

or:

$model->getTableSchema()->columns['attr']

and then read dbType , phpType or type , according to what... type of type you're looking for.

For example:

$model->getTableSchema()->columns['attr']->type