setting default value in symfony2 sonata admin bundle

Question

how can i set default value in sonata admin bundle the data option is missing in configureFormFields method

protected function configureFormFields(FormMappe         


        

Answer 1

I presume you've probably already solved this by now, but as a reference to anyone else you can override the getNewInstance() method and set the default value on the object:

public function getNewInstance()
{
    $instance = parent::getNewInstance();
    $instance->setName('my default value');

    return $instance;
}