function _field_write_instance
Stores an instance record in the field configuration database.
Parameters
$instance: An instance structure.
$update: Whether this is a new or existing instance.
Related topics
2 calls to _field_write_instance()
- field_create_instance in modules/
field/ field.crud.inc - Creates an instance of a field, binding it to a bundle.
- field_update_instance in modules/
field/ field.crud.inc - Updates an instance of a field.
File
-
modules/
field/ field.crud.inc, line 586
Code
function _field_write_instance($instance, $update = FALSE) {
$field = field_read_field($instance['field_name']);
$field_type = field_info_field_types($field['type']);
// Set defaults.
$instance += array(
'settings' => array(),
'display' => array(),
'widget' => array(),
'required' => FALSE,
'label' => $instance['field_name'],
'description' => '',
'deleted' => 0,
);
// Set default instance settings.
$instance['settings'] += field_info_instance_settings($field['type']);
// Set default widget and settings.
$instance['widget'] += array(
// TODO: what if no 'default_widget' specified ?
'type' => $field_type['default_widget'],
'settings' => array(),
);
// If no weight specified, make sure the field sinks at the bottom.
if (!isset($instance['widget']['weight'])) {
$max_weight = field_info_max_weight($instance['entity_type'], $instance['bundle'], 'form');
$instance['widget']['weight'] = isset($max_weight) ? $max_weight + 1 : 0;
}
// Check widget module.
$widget_type = field_info_widget_types($instance['widget']['type']);
$instance['widget']['module'] = $widget_type['module'];
$instance['widget']['settings'] += field_info_widget_settings($instance['widget']['type']);
// Make sure there are at least display settings for the 'default' view mode,
// and fill in defaults for each view mode specified in the definition.
$instance['display'] += array(
'default' => array(),
);
foreach ($instance['display'] as $view_mode => $display) {
$display += array(
'label' => 'above',
'type' => isset($field_type['default_formatter']) ? $field_type['default_formatter'] : 'hidden',
'settings' => array(),
);
if ($display['type'] != 'hidden') {
$formatter_type = field_info_formatter_types($display['type']);
$display['module'] = $formatter_type['module'];
$display['settings'] += field_info_formatter_settings($display['type']);
}
// If no weight specified, make sure the field sinks at the bottom.
if (!isset($display['weight'])) {
$max_weight = field_info_max_weight($instance['entity_type'], $instance['bundle'], $view_mode);
$display['weight'] = isset($max_weight) ? $max_weight + 1 : 0;
}
$instance['display'][$view_mode] = $display;
}
// The serialized 'data' column contains everything from $instance that does
// not have its own column and is not automatically populated when the
// instance is read.
$data = $instance;
unset($data['id'], $data['field_id'], $data['field_name'], $data['entity_type'], $data['bundle'], $data['deleted']);
$record = array(
'field_id' => $instance['field_id'],
'field_name' => $instance['field_name'],
'entity_type' => $instance['entity_type'],
'bundle' => $instance['bundle'],
'data' => $data,
'deleted' => $instance['deleted'],
);
// We need to tell drupal_update_record() the primary keys to trigger an
// update.
if ($update) {
$record['id'] = $instance['id'];
$primary_key = array(
'id',
);
}
else {
$primary_key = array();
}
drupal_write_record('field_config_instance', $record, $primary_key);
}
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