EntityFormInterface::buildEntity

public function EntityFormInterface::buildEntity

public EntityFormInterface::buildEntity(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state)

Builds an updated entity object based upon the submitted form values.

For building the updated entity object the form's entity is cloned and the submitted form values are copied to entity properties. The form's entity remains unchanged.

Parameters

array $form: A nested array form elements comprising the form.

\Drupal\Core\Form\FormStateInterface $form_state: The current state of the form.

Return value

\Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface An updated copy of the form's entity object.

See also

\Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityFormInterface::getEntity()

File

core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityFormInterface.php, line 90

Class

EntityFormInterface

Defines an interface for entity form classes.

Namespace

Code

public function buildEntity(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state);