diff --git a/src/Query/FilterParser.php b/src/Query/FilterParser.php
index d2cc2fd..cf4e8ef 100644
--- a/src/Query/FilterParser.php
+++ b/src/Query/FilterParser.php
@@ -198,35 +198,16 @@ final class FilterParser
     private function parseAnd(Builder $builder, array $arguments): Builder
     {
 
-        $ignoredFilters = [];
         foreach ($arguments as $argument) {
-            if (in_array($argument->field, $ignoredFilters)) {
-                continue;
-            } else if ($argument->operator == "in") {
+            if ($argument->operator == "in") {
                 $builder->whereIn($argument->field, $argument->value);
             } else if ($argument->operator == "nin") {
                 $builder->whereNotIn($argument->field, $argument->value);
-            } elseif ($argument->operator == "eqobject") {
-
-                $object = $argument->value;
-                // unset related filters used here
-                $addToIgnored = collect($arguments)
-                    ->filter(fn(Argument $f) => str_starts_with($f->field, $object))
-                    ->values()
-                    ->map(fn($f) => $f->field)
-                    ->toArray();
-
-                $ignoredFilters = array_merge($ignoredFilters, $addToIgnored);
-
-                $objectFilters = collect($arguments)
-                    ->filter(fn($f) => str_starts_with($f->field, $object))
-                    ->values()
-                    ->reduce(function ($c, $f) use ($object) {
-                        $field = str_replace($object . "->", "", $f->field);
-                        $c[$field] = $f->value;
-                        return $c;
-                    });
-
+            } else if ($argument->operator == "exists") {
+                $builder->where($argument->field, "!=", "");
+                $builder->where($argument->field, "!=", null);
+            } elseif ($argument->operator == "filter") {
+                $builder->whereJsonContains($argument->field, [$argument->value]);
                 // target result
                 // filter[data.previousNames_object]=previousNames&filter[previousNames.name_eq]=alpha&filter[previousNames.id_eqnum]=24
                 // $query->whereJsonContains("data->previousNames", [["name" => "alpha", "id" => 24]]);
@@ -245,35 +226,16 @@ final class FilterParser
     private function parseOr(Builder $builder, array $arguments): Builder
     {
         $builder->where(function (Builder $orBuilder) use ($arguments) {
-            $ignoredFilters = [];
             foreach ($arguments as $argument) {
-                if (in_array($argument->field, $ignoredFilters)) {
-                    continue;
-                } else if ($argument->operator == "in") {
+                if ($argument->operator == "in") {
                     $orBuilder->orWhereIn($argument->field, $argument->value);
                 } else if ($argument->operator == "nin") {
                     $orBuilder->orWhereNotIn($argument->field, $argument->value);
-                } elseif ($argument->operator == "eqobject") {
-
-                    $object = $argument->value;
-                    // unset related filters used here
-                    $addToIgnored = collect($arguments)
-                        ->filter(fn(Argument $f) => str_starts_with($f->field, $object))
-                        ->values()
-                        ->map(fn($f) => $f->field)
-                        ->toArray();
-
-                    $ignoredFilters = array_merge($ignoredFilters, $addToIgnored);
-
-                    $objectFilters = collect($arguments)
-                        ->filter(fn($f) => str_starts_with($f->field, $object))
-                        ->values()
-                        ->reduce(function ($c, $f) use ($object) {
-                            $field = str_replace($object . "->", "", $f->field);
-                            $c[$field] = $f->value;
-                            return $c;
-                        });
-
+                } else if ($argument->operator == "exists") {
+                    $orBuilder->where($argument->field, "!=", "");
+                    $orBuilder->where($argument->field, "!=", null);
+                } elseif ($argument->operator == "filter") {
+                    $orBuilder->whereJsonContains($argument->field, [$argument->value]);
                     // target result
                     // filter[data.previousNames_object]=previousNames&filter[previousNames.name_eq]=alpha&filter[previousNames.id_eqnum]=24
                     // $query->whereJsonContains("data->previousNames", [["name" => "alpha", "id" => 24]]);
diff --git a/src/Query/Operator.php b/src/Query/Operator.php
index d4664e8..8778a42 100644
--- a/src/Query/Operator.php
+++ b/src/Query/Operator.php
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@ final class Operator
                 db: '$ne',
                 uis: ["number"],
             ),
-            "object" => new Operator(
+            "filter" => new Operator(
                 name: "object",
                 label: "Equals Object",
                 symbol: "is",
-                db: 'eqobject',
+                db: 'filter',
                 uis: [],
             ),
             "eqtrue" => new Operator(
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ final class Operator
                 name: "exists",
                 label: "Exists",
                 symbol: "exists",
-                db: '$exists',
+                db: 'exists',
                 uis: ["*"],
             ),
             "nexists" => new Operator(
diff --git a/src/Record/Record.php b/src/Record/Record.php
index 6961644..cde7304 100644
--- a/src/Record/Record.php
+++ b/src/Record/Record.php
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ class Record implements JsonSerializable
 
         return trim(Str::lower(collect($arrObject)
             ->map(function($value){
-                if(!is_string($value)){
+                if(is_array($value)){
                     return $this->indexValues($value ?? []);
                 }
-                return $value;
+                return (string)$value;
             })
             ->values()->join(" ")." ". $this->_file?->originalName ?? ""));
     }
diff --git a/src/Schema/Ui/Slug.php b/src/Schema/Ui/Slug.php
index 0522a0f..fbf8bd1 100644
--- a/src/Schema/Ui/Slug.php
+++ b/src/Schema/Ui/Slug.php
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class Slug implements FieldInterface, RequiredInterface
 
     public function format(array $input, array $output): array
     {
-        $value = (string)$input[$this->name] ?? null;
+        $value = !empty($input[$this->name]) ? (string)$input[$this->name] : null;
         if(empty($value)){
             $value = Str::slug($input[$this->source]);
         }
diff --git a/src/Schema/Ui/Text.php b/src/Schema/Ui/Text.php
index 9043fb1..0fe88ec 100644
--- a/src/Schema/Ui/Text.php
+++ b/src/Schema/Ui/Text.php
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class Text implements FieldInterface, RequiredInterface
 
     public function format(array $input, array $output): array
     {
-        $value = (string)$input[$this->name] ?? null;
+        $value = !empty($input[$this->name]) ? (string)$input[$this->name] : null;
         $output[$this->name] = (new Nullable($this->nullable, $value, ""))->value();
         return $output;
     }
diff --git a/src/Schema/Ui/Textarea.php b/src/Schema/Ui/Textarea.php
index 83de185..d575ba3 100644
--- a/src/Schema/Ui/Textarea.php
+++ b/src/Schema/Ui/Textarea.php
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class Textarea implements FieldInterface, RequiredInterface
 
     public function format(array $input, array $output): array
     {
-        $value = (string)$input[$this->name] ?? null;
+        $value = !empty($input[$this->name]) ? (string)$input[$this->name] : null;
         $output[$this->name] = (new Nullable($this->nullable, $value, ""))->value();
         return $output;
     }