How to set default value for form field in Symfony2?

Question

Is there an easy way to set a default value for text form field?

Answer 1

If that field is bound to an entity (is a property of that entity) you can just set a default value for it.

An example:

public function getMyField() {
    if (is_null($this->MyField)) {
        $this->setMyField('my default value');
    }
    return $this->MyField;
}