function field_get_default_value

Helper function to get the default value for a field on an entity.

Parameters

$entity_type: The type of $entity; e.g., 'node' or 'user'.

$entity: The entity for the operation.

$field: The field structure.

$instance: The instance structure.

$langcode: The field language to fill-in with the default value.

Related topics

File

modules/field/field.module, line 483

Code

function field_get_default_value($entity_type, $entity, $field, $instance, $langcode = NULL) {
    $items = array();
    if (!empty($instance['default_value_function'])) {
        $function = $instance['default_value_function'];
        if (function_exists($function)) {
            $items = $function($entity_type, $entity, $field, $instance, $langcode);
        }
    }
    elseif (!empty($instance['default_value'])) {
        $items = $instance['default_value'];
    }
    return $items;
}