function FieldConfigBase::setSettings

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

Sets field settings.

Note that the method does not unset existing settings not specified in the incoming $settings array.

For example:

// Given these are the default settings.
$field_definition->getSettings() === [
    'fruit' => 'apple',
    'season' => 'summer',
];
// Change only the 'fruit' setting.
$field_definition->setSettings([
    'fruit' => 'banana',
]);
// The 'season' setting persists unchanged.
$field_definition->getSettings() === [
    'fruit' => 'banana',
    'season' => 'summer',
];

For clarity, it is preferred to use setSetting() if not all available settings are supplied.

Parameters

array $settings: The array of field settings.

Return value

$this

Overrides FieldConfigInterface::setSettings

File

core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/FieldConfigBase.php, line 354

Class

FieldConfigBase
Base class for configurable field definitions.

Namespace

Drupal\Core\Field

Code

public function setSettings(array $settings) {
    $this->settings = $settings + $this->settings;
    return $this;
}

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