diff --git a/src/Schema/Elements/Base.php b/src/Schema/Elements/Base.php
index 55c28ad..4b44514 100644
--- a/src/Schema/Elements/Base.php
+++ b/src/Schema/Elements/Base.php
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@ trait Base
 	/** @var callable[] */
 	private $transforms = [];
 
-	/** @var string|null */
-	private $castTo;
-
 	/** @var string|null */
 	private $deprecated;
 
@@ -61,8 +58,7 @@ public function before(callable $handler): self
 
 	public function castTo(string $type): self
 	{
-		$this->castTo = $type;
-		return $this;
+		return $this->transform(Helpers::getCastStrategy($type));
 	}
 
 
@@ -134,18 +130,6 @@ private function doDeprecation(Context $context): void
 
 	private function doTransform($value, Context $context)
 	{
-		if ($this->castTo) {
-			if (Nette\Utils\Reflection::isBuiltinType($this->castTo)) {
-				settype($value, $this->castTo);
-			} else {
-				$object = new $this->castTo;
-				foreach ($value as $k => $v) {
-					$object->$k = $v;
-				}
-				$value = $object;
-			}
-		}
-
 		$isOk = $context->createChecker();
 		foreach ($this->transforms as $handler) {
 			$value = $handler($value, $context);
diff --git a/src/Schema/Elements/Structure.php b/src/Schema/Elements/Structure.php
index b5f8203..02ca77b 100644
--- a/src/Schema/Elements/Structure.php
+++ b/src/Schema/Elements/Structure.php
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public function __construct(array $items)
 	{
 		(function (Schema ...$items) {})(...array_values($items));
 		$this->items = $items;
-		$this->castTo = 'object';
+		$this->castTo('object');
 		$this->required = true;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/Schema/Helpers.php b/src/Schema/Helpers.php
index dd8cd0b..c0432db 100644
--- a/src/Schema/Helpers.php
+++ b/src/Schema/Helpers.php
@@ -167,4 +167,23 @@ public static function validatePattern(string $value, string $pattern, Context $
 			);
 		}
 	}
+
+
+	public static function getCastStrategy(string $type): \Closure
+	{
+		if (Nette\Utils\Reflection::isBuiltinType($type)) {
+			return static function ($value) use ($type) {
+				settype($value, $type);
+				return $value;
+			};
+		} else {
+			return static function ($value) use ($type) {
+				$object = new $type;
+				foreach ($value as $k => $v) {
+					$object->$k = $v;
+				}
+				return $object;
+			};
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/Schema/Expect.from.php74.phpt b/tests/Schema/Expect.from.php74.phpt
index 32a51ac..6726880 100644
--- a/tests/Schema/Expect.from.php74.phpt
+++ b/tests/Schema/Expect.from.php74.phpt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 declare(strict_types=1);
 
+use Nette\Schema\Context;
 use Nette\Schema\Elements\Structure;
 use Nette\Schema\Expect;
 use Tester\Assert;
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ require __DIR__ . '/../bootstrap.php';
 
 
 Assert::with(Structure::class, function () {
-	$schema = Expect::from(new class {
+	$schema = Expect::from($obj = new class {
 		public string $dsn = 'mysql';
 		public ?string $user;
 		public ?string $password = null;
@@ -35,5 +36,5 @@ Assert::with(Structure::class, function () {
 		'mixed' => Expect::mixed(),
 		'arr' => Expect::type('array')->default([1]),
 	], $schema->items);
-	Assert::type('string', $schema->castTo);
+	Assert::type($obj, $schema->doTransform([], new Context));
 });
diff --git a/tests/Schema/Expect.from.php80.phpt b/tests/Schema/Expect.from.php80.phpt
index 9a6c0a4..db0e1b1 100644
--- a/tests/Schema/Expect.from.php80.phpt
+++ b/tests/Schema/Expect.from.php80.phpt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 declare(strict_types=1);
 
+use Nette\Schema\Context;
 use Nette\Schema\Elements\Structure;
 use Nette\Schema\Expect;
 use Tester\Assert;
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ require __DIR__ . '/../bootstrap.php';
 
 
 Assert::with(Structure::class, function () {
-	$schema = Expect::from(new class {
+	$schema = Expect::from($obj = new class {
 		public string $dsn = 'mysql';
 		public ?string $user;
 		public ?string $password = null;
@@ -35,5 +36,5 @@ Assert::with(Structure::class, function () {
 		'mixed' => Expect::mixed()->required(),
 		'arr' => Expect::type('array')->default([1]),
 	], $schema->items);
-	Assert::type('string', $schema->castTo);
+	Assert::type($obj, $schema->doTransform([], new Context));
 });
diff --git a/tests/Schema/Expect.from.phpt b/tests/Schema/Expect.from.phpt
index 4c24218..9623957 100644
--- a/tests/Schema/Expect.from.phpt
+++ b/tests/Schema/Expect.from.phpt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 declare(strict_types=1);
 
+use Nette\Schema\Context;
 use Nette\Schema\Elements\Structure;
 use Nette\Schema\Expect;
 use Tester\Assert;
@@ -19,12 +20,12 @@ Assert::with(Structure::class, function () {
 
 	Assert::type(Structure::class, $schema);
 	Assert::same([], $schema->items);
-	Assert::same(stdClass::class, $schema->castTo);
+	Assert::type(stdClass::class, $schema->doTransform([], new Context));
 });
 
 
 Assert::with(Structure::class, function () {
-	$schema = Expect::from(new class {
+	$schema = Expect::from($obj = new class {
 		/** @var string */
 		public $dsn = 'mysql';
 
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ Assert::with(Structure::class, function () {
 		'arr' => Expect::type('array|null')->default(null),
 		'required' => Expect::type('string')->required(),
 	], $schema->items);
-	Assert::type('string', $schema->castTo);
+	Assert::type($obj, $schema->doTransform([], new Context));
 });