function EntityStorageBase::create

Same name in other branches
  1. 8.9.x core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityStorageBase.php \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityStorageBase::create()
  2. 10 core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityStorageBase.php \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityStorageBase::create()
  3. 11.x core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityStorageBase.php \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityStorageBase::create()

Overrides EntityStorageInterface::create

1 method overrides EntityStorageBase::create()
ContentEntityStorageBase::create in core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/ContentEntityStorageBase.php
Constructs a new entity object, without permanently saving it.

File

core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityStorageBase.php, line 257

Class

EntityStorageBase
A base entity storage class.

Namespace

Drupal\Core\Entity

Code

public function create(array $values = []) {
    $entity_class = $this->getEntityClass();
    $entity_class::preCreate($this, $values);
    // Assign a new UUID if there is none yet.
    if ($this->uuidKey && $this->uuidService && !isset($values[$this->uuidKey])) {
        $values[$this->uuidKey] = $this->uuidService
            ->generate();
    }
    $entity = $this->doCreate($values);
    $entity->enforceIsNew();
    $entity->postCreate($this);
    // Modules might need to add or change the data initially held by the new
    // entity object, for instance to fill-in default values.
    $this->invokeHook('create', $entity);
    return $entity;
}

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