From e790587dc22cd52cd0648ad249a54a2ec8f9477d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bernhard Schussek <bschussek@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2011 13:38:12 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] [Form] Automatically setting "data_class" option if objects
 are passed at the creation of a form

    $form = $this->get('form.factory')->create(new PostType(), $post);
---
 .../Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/FieldType.php  | 11 +++++++++--
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/FieldType.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/FieldType.php
index 8515c6021b..9b9515bedc 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/FieldType.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/FieldType.php
@@ -101,8 +101,15 @@ class FieldType extends AbstractType
             'label' => null,
         );
 
-        if (!empty($options['data_class'])) {
-            $class = $options['data_class'];
+        $class = isset($options['data_class']) ? $options['data_class'] : null;
+
+        // If no data class is set explicitely and an object is passed as data,
+        // use the class of that object as data class
+        if (!$class && isset($options['data']) && is_object($options['data'])) {
+            $defaultOptions['data_class'] = $class = get_class($options['data']);
+        }
+
+        if ($class) {
             $defaultOptions['empty_data'] = function () use ($class) {
                 return new $class();
             };