From 5c9c5519f365d56b9c51354728b67a8247158e1b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sunny Side Up <github@sunnysideup.co.nz>
Date: Sun, 8 Sep 2024 12:21:22 +1200
Subject: [PATCH] FIX: equate empty string to null for more intuitive results

---
 src/ORM/Filters/SearchFilterable.php | 11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/ORM/Filters/SearchFilterable.php b/src/ORM/Filters/SearchFilterable.php
index c736eee5b..ff145039b 100644
--- a/src/ORM/Filters/SearchFilterable.php
+++ b/src/ORM/Filters/SearchFilterable.php
@@ -40,7 +40,18 @@ trait SearchFilterable
                 $filterServiceName = "DataListFilter.{$secondArg}";
             }
         }
+        if (is_array($value)) {
+            foreach ($value as $key => $val) {
+                if ($val === '' || $val === 'null') {
+                    $value[] = null;
+                }
 
+            }
+        } else {
+            if ($value === '' || $value === 'null') {
+                $value = ['', null];
+            }
+        }
         // Build instance
         return Injector::inst()->create($filterServiceName, $fieldName, $value, $modifiers);
     }