function field_info_field_settings in Drupal 7

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 modules/field/field.info.class.inc

Prepares a field definition for the current run-time context.

FieldInfoTestCase::testSettingsInfo in modules/field/tests/field.test

Test that the field_info settings convenience functions work.

field_create_field in modules/field/field.crud.inc

Creates a field.

file_field_settings_form in modules/file/file.field.inc

Implements hook_field_settings_form().

image_field_settings_form in modules/image/image.field.inc

Implements hook_field_settings_form().

File

modules/field/field.info.inc, line 746

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();
}