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

I usually just set the default value for specific field in my entity:

/**
 * @var int
 * @ORM\Column(type="integer", nullable=true)
 */
protected $development_time = 0;

This will work for new records or if just updating existing ones.