fix: Return behavior $_cast in Entity

Author: neznaika0

system/Entity/Entity.php

@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ protected function castAs($value, string $attribute, string $method = 'get')
      */
     protected function dataCaster(): ?DataCaster
     {
-        if ($this->casts === [] || ! $this->_cast) {
+        if ($this->casts === []) {
             $this->dataCaster = null;
 
             return null;

tests/system/Entity/EntityTest.php

@@ -1503,14 +1503,14 @@ public function testDataCasterInit(): void
         $this->assertInstanceOf(DataCaster::class, $this->getPrivateProperty($entity, 'dataCaster'));
         $this->assertSame(12345, $entity->first);
 
-        // Disable casting, do not load DataCaster
+        // Disable casting, but the DataCaster is initialized
         $entity->cast(false);
-        $this->assertNull($getDataCaster());
-        $this->assertNull($this->getPrivateProperty($entity, 'dataCaster'));
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(DataCaster::class, $getDataCaster());
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(DataCaster::class, $this->getPrivateProperty($entity, 'dataCaster'));
         $this->assertIsString($entity->first);
 
-        // Method castAs() depends on the $_cast option
-        $this->assertSame('12345', $this->getPrivateMethodInvoker($entity, 'castAs')('12345', 'first'));
+        // Method castAs() ignore on the $_cast option
+        $this->assertSame(12345, $this->getPrivateMethodInvoker($entity, 'castAs')('12345', 'first'));
 
         // Restore casting
         $entity->cast(true);
@@ -1519,6 +1519,37 @@ public function testDataCasterInit(): void
         $this->assertSame(12345, $entity->first);
     }
 
+    public function testDataCasterInitEmptyCasts(): void
+    {
+        $entity = new class () extends Entity {
+            protected $attributes = [
+                'first' => '12345',
+            ];
+            protected $casts = [];
+        };
+
+        $getDataCaster = $this->getPrivateMethodInvoker($entity, 'dataCaster');
+
+        $this->assertNull($getDataCaster());
+        $this->assertNull($this->getPrivateProperty($entity, 'dataCaster'));
+        $this->assertSame('12345', $entity->first);
+
+        // Disable casting, the DataCaster was not initialized
+        $entity->cast(false);
+        $this->assertNull($getDataCaster());
+        $this->assertNull($this->getPrivateProperty($entity, 'dataCaster'));
+        $this->assertSame('12345', $entity->first);
+
+        // Method castAs() depends on the $_cast option
+        $this->assertSame('12345', $this->getPrivateMethodInvoker($entity, 'castAs')('12345', 'first'));
+
+        // Restore casting
+        $entity->cast(true);
+        $this->assertNull($getDataCaster());
+        $this->assertNull($this->getPrivateProperty($entity, 'dataCaster'));
+        $this->assertSame('12345', $entity->first);
+    }
+
     private function getEntity(): object
     {
         return new class () extends Entity {

user_guide_src/source/changelogs/v4.7.0.rst

@@ -114,9 +114,9 @@ your code.
 Entity and DataCaster
 ---------------------
 
-Previously, the ``DataCaster`` object was always initialized, even if you did not use the type casting:
-configured ``$_cast = false`` or having an empty array ``$casts = []``.
-Now, the object is created on-demand and deleted when type casting is disabled.
+Previously, the ``DataCaster`` object was always initialized, even if you did not use the type casting (
+configured empty array ``$casts = []``).
+Now, the object is created on-demand and it will be ``null`` when type casting is not configured.
 In general, the change does not break the existing process, it should be remembered that now in some cases ``$dataCaster`` may be nullable.
 
 Encryption Handlers

user_guide_src/source/models/entities.rst

@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ Assume you have a database table named ``users`` that has the following schema::
     password    - string
     created_at  - datetime
 
-.. important:: ``attributes`` is a reserved word for internal use. Prior to v4.4.0, if you use it as a column name, the Entity does not work correctly.
-
 Create the Entity Class
 =======================