diff --git a/src/modules/mod_weblinks/src/Helper/WeblinksHelper.php b/src/modules/mod_weblinks/src/Helper/WeblinksHelper.php
index 03478a6..9d02225 100644
--- a/src/modules/mod_weblinks/src/Helper/WeblinksHelper.php
+++ b/src/modules/mod_weblinks/src/Helper/WeblinksHelper.php
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class WeblinksHelper
 		$case_when1 = ' CASE WHEN ';
 		$case_when1 .= $query->charLength('a.alias', '!=', '0');
 		$case_when1 .= ' THEN ';
-		$a_id       = $query->castAsChar('a.id');
+		$a_id       = $query->castAs('CHAR', 'a.id');
 		$case_when1 .= $query->concatenate(array($a_id, 'a.alias'), ':');
 		$case_when1 .= ' ELSE ';
 		$case_when1 .= $a_id . ' END as slug';
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class WeblinksHelper
 		$case_when2 = ' CASE WHEN ';
 		$case_when2 .= $query->charLength('c.alias', '!=', '0');
 		$case_when2 .= ' THEN ';
-		$c_id       = $query->castAsChar('c.id');
+		$c_id       = $query->castAs('CHAR', 'c.id');
 		$case_when2 .= $query->concatenate(array($c_id, 'c.alias'), ':');
 		$case_when2 .= ' ELSE ';
 		$case_when2 .= $c_id . ' END as catslug';
diff --git a/src/plugins/finder/weblinks/weblinks.php b/src/plugins/finder/weblinks/weblinks.php
index 253abd5..b4214c4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/finder/weblinks/weblinks.php
+++ b/src/plugins/finder/weblinks/weblinks.php
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ class PlgFinderWeblinks extends Adapter
 		$case_when_item_alias = ' CASE WHEN ';
 		$case_when_item_alias .= $query->charLength('a.alias', '!=', '0');
 		$case_when_item_alias .= ' THEN ';
-		$a_id = $query->castAsChar('a.id');
+		$a_id = $query->castAs('CHAR', 'a.id');
 		$case_when_item_alias .= $query->concatenate(array($a_id, 'a.alias'), ':');
 		$case_when_item_alias .= ' ELSE ';
 		$case_when_item_alias .= $a_id . ' END as slug';
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ class PlgFinderWeblinks extends Adapter
 		$case_when_category_alias = ' CASE WHEN ';
 		$case_when_category_alias .= $query->charLength('c.alias', '!=', '0');
 		$case_when_category_alias .= ' THEN ';
-		$c_id = $query->castAsChar('c.id');
+		$c_id = $query->castAs('CHAR', 'c.id');
 		$case_when_category_alias .= $query->concatenate(array($c_id, 'c.alias'), ':');
 		$case_when_category_alias .= ' ELSE ';
 		$case_when_category_alias .= $c_id . ' END as catslug';
diff --git a/src/plugins/search/weblinks/weblinks.php b/src/plugins/search/weblinks/weblinks.php
index 104c2d9..018aa3d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/search/weblinks/weblinks.php
+++ b/src/plugins/search/weblinks/weblinks.php
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ class PlgSearchWeblinks extends CMSPlugin
 		$case_when = ' CASE WHEN ';
 		$case_when .= $query->charLength('a.alias', '!=', '0');
 		$case_when .= ' THEN ';
-		$a_id = $query->castAsChar('a.id');
+		$a_id = $query->castAs('CHAR', 'a.id');
 		$case_when .= $query->concatenate(array($a_id, 'a.alias'), ':');
 		$case_when .= ' ELSE ';
 		$case_when .= $a_id . ' END as slug';
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ class PlgSearchWeblinks extends CMSPlugin
 		$case_when1 = ' CASE WHEN ';
 		$case_when1 .= $query->charLength('c.alias', '!=', '0');
 		$case_when1 .= ' THEN ';
-		$c_id = $query->castAsChar('c.id');
+		$c_id = $query->castAs('CHAR', 'c.id');
 		$case_when1 .= $query->concatenate(array($c_id, 'c.alias'), ':');
 		$case_when1 .= ' ELSE ';
 		$case_when1 .= $c_id . ' END as catslug';