<?php
declare(strict_types=1);

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 * @since         3.3.0
 * @license       https://opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php MIT License
 */
namespace Cake\Database\Type;

use Cake\Database\ExpressionInterface;

/**
 * An interface used by Type objects to signal whether the value should
 * be converted to an ExpressionInterface instead of a string when sent
 * to the database.
 */
interface ExpressionTypeInterface
{
    /**
     * Returns an ExpressionInterface object for the given value that can
     * be used in queries.
     *
     * @param mixed $value The value to be converted to an expression
     * @return \Cake\Database\ExpressionInterface
     */
    public function toExpression(mixed $value): ExpressionInterface;
}
