function EntityBase::isNew

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

Determines whether the entity is new.

Usually an entity is new if no ID exists for it yet. However, entities may be enforced to be new with existing IDs too.

Return value

bool TRUE if the entity is new, or FALSE if the entity has already been saved.

Overrides EntityInterface::isNew

11 calls to EntityBase::isNew()
Comment::preSave in core/modules/comment/src/Entity/Comment.php
Acts on an entity before the presave hook is invoked.
ContentEntityBase::hasTranslationChanges in core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/ContentEntityBase.php
ContentEntityBase::isDefaultRevision in core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/ContentEntityBase.php
ContentEntityBase::onChange in core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/ContentEntityBase.php
ContentEntityBase::wasDefaultRevision in core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/ContentEntityBase.php

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2 methods override EntityBase::isNew()
ConfigEntityBase::isNew in core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Entity/ConfigEntityBase.php
Overrides Entity::isNew().
User::isNew in core/modules/user/src/Entity/User.php
Determines whether the entity is new.

File

core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityBase.php, line 120

Class

EntityBase
Defines a base entity class.

Namespace

Drupal\Core\Entity

Code

public function isNew() {
    return !empty($this->enforceIsNew) || !$this->id();
}

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