Set explicitly all default values ​​for fields via php each time an object is created?

Question

symfony

Started learning Symfony and Doctrine. I was interested in how to set default values ​​for fields in the database.
Stumbled upon this discussion: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3376881/defaul... .
The bottom line is that Doctrine has stopped supporting this and you need to do this:

<?php
/**
 * @Entity
 */
class myEntity {
    /**
     * @var string
     *
     * @Column(name="myColumn", type="string", length="50")
     */
    private $myColumn = 'myDefaultValue';
    ...
}

Did I understand correctly that now, every time a new object is created, in an INSERT query to the database, the default fields will be explicitly written every time? Is this normal practice?

Answer 1

I would use both ways at the same time:

• It is necessary to specify a default value in the entity, because an entity must always be valid ;
  
• Specifying a default value for the column is also necessary, because there are times when you have to work with "naked" SQL .
  

<?php

namespace App\Entity;

/**
 * @Entity
 */
class User
{
    const DEFAULT_ROLE = 'user';

    /**
     * @Column(type="string", options={"default": User::DEFAULT_ROLE})
     *
     * @var string
     */
    private $role = self::DEFAULT_ROLE;
}