function field_default_insert

Default field 'insert' operation.

Insert default value if no $entity->$field_name entry was provided. This can happen with programmatic saves, or on form-based creation where the current user doesn't have 'edit' permission for the field.

File

core/modules/field/field.default.inc, line 108

Default 'implementations' of hook_field_*(): common field housekeeping.

Code

function field_default_insert($entity_type, $entity, $field, $instance, $langcode, &$items) {
  // _field_invoke() populates $items with an empty array if the $entity has no
  // entry for the field, so we check on the $entity itself.
  // We also check that the current field translation is actually defined before
  // assigning it a default value. This way we ensure that only the intended
  // languages get a default value. Otherwise we could have default values for
  // not yet open languages.
  if (empty($entity) || !property_exists($entity, $field['field_name']) || 
    (isset($entity->{$field['field_name']}[$langcode]) && count($entity->{$field['field_name']}[$langcode]) == 0)) {
    $items = field_get_default_value($entity_type, $entity, $field, $instance, $langcode);
  }
}