function FieldItemList::applyDefaultValue

Same name in other branches
  1. 8.9.x core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/FieldItemList.php \Drupal\Core\Field\FieldItemList::applyDefaultValue()
  2. 10 core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/FieldItemList.php \Drupal\Core\Field\FieldItemList::applyDefaultValue()
  3. 11.x core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/FieldItemList.php \Drupal\Core\Field\FieldItemList::applyDefaultValue()

Overrides TypedData::applyDefaultValue

File

core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/FieldItemList.php, line 168

Class

FieldItemList
Represents an entity field; that is, a list of field item objects.

Namespace

Drupal\Core\Field

Code

public function applyDefaultValue($notify = TRUE) {
    if ($value = $this->getFieldDefinition()
        ->getDefaultValue($this->getEntity())) {
        $this->setValue($value, $notify);
    }
    else {
        // Create one field item and give it a chance to apply its defaults.
        // Remove it if this ended up doing nothing.
        // @todo Having to create an item in case it wants to set a value is
        // absurd. Remove that in https://www.drupal.org/node/2356623.
        $item = $this->first() ?: $this->appendItem();
        $item->applyDefaultValue(FALSE);
        $this->filterEmptyItems();
    }
    return $this;
}

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