Documentation & API reference
function field_info_field_settings
Returns a field type's default settings.
Parameters
$type: A field type name.
Return value
The field type's default settings, as provided by hook_field_info(), or an empty array if type or settings are not defined.
Related topics
5 calls to field_info_field_settings()
- FieldInfo::prepareField in drupal/
core/ modules/ field/ lib/ Drupal/ field/ FieldInfo.php - Prepares a field definition for the current run-time context.
- FieldInfoTest::testSettingsInfo in drupal/
core/ modules/ field/ lib/ Drupal/ field/ Tests/ FieldInfoTest.php - Test that the field_info settings convenience functions work.
- field_create_field in drupal/
core/ modules/ field/ field.crud.inc - Creates a field.
- file_field_settings_form in drupal/
core/ modules/ file/ file.field.inc - Implements hook_field_settings_form().
- image_field_settings_form in drupal/
core/ modules/ image/ image.field.inc - Implements hook_field_settings_form().
File
- drupal/
core/ modules/ field/ field.info.inc, line 576 - Field Info API, providing information about available fields and field types.
Code
function field_info_field_settings($type) {
$info = field_info_field_types($type);
return isset($info['settings']) ? $info['settings'] : array();
}