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Filling in default value for datetime field in custom entity

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Georg Nordhausen

I am trying to set the default value for the date field in a custom Entity. The code does not produce any errors. The date field does just not populate with any value. How can I set the default value?

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   $fields['date'] = BaseFieldDefinition::create('datetime')
      ->setLabel(t('Date'))
      ->setDescription(t('The date of the entity.'))
      ->setDefaultValue('2021-09-09')
  
      ->setDisplayOptions('view', [
        'label' => 'above',
        'weight' => -6,
      ])
      ->setDisplayOptions('form', [
        'weight' => -6,
      ])
      ->setDisplayConfigurable('form', TRUE)
      ->setDisplayConfigurable('view', TRUE)
      ->setRequired(TRUE);
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berramou

To fill default value for the date field, you have two options:

  1. create a DrupalDateTime and set it as default value like the following:

  use Drupal\Core\Datetime\DrupalDateTime;
  use Drupal\datetime\Plugin\Field\FieldType\DateTimeItemInterface;

  $default_date = DrupalDateTime::createFromTimestamp(strtotime("2021-09-09"));
  $default_date = $default_date->format(DateTimeItemInterface::DATETIME_STORAGE_FORMAT);
 // set default value.
  ->setDefaultValue($default_date)
  1. or this way

  ->setDefaultValue([
    'default_date_type' => 'custom',
    'default_date'      => '2021-09-09',
  ])

Note : if you want the default value to be dynamic take a look at this answer it's more complete Default value for datetime field definition in content entity?

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Georg Nordhausen
Thank I tried both of your sultions. Both did not change anything. The field still displays no value (caches cleared multiple times) like in the screenshot above. I knew about your noted link before but even that did not work here. Any other ideas what I might be doing wrong or how to debug this?
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berramou
where did you put the BaseFieldDefinition un the *hook_entity_base_field_info_alter* or in the entity class ?
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Georg Nordhausen
I put it in the class.
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