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title: Creating a transformer
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Transformers take complex values and transform them into simple types. For example, a `Carbon` object could be transformed to `16-05-1994T00:00:00+00`.

A transformer implements the following interface:

```php
interface Transformer
{
    public function transform(DataProperty $property, mixed $value): mixed;
}
```

The value that should be transformed is given, and a `DataProperty` object which represents the property for which the value is transformed. You can read more about the internal structures of the package [here](/docs/laravel-data/v3/advanced-usage/internal-structures).

In the end, the transformer should return a transformed value. Please note that the given value of a transformer can never be `null`.