Reference current user when creating a content type

Question

I am creating a new content type and one of the fields I d like to add owner.

I ve chosen reference - user as the field type Type of item to reference = user

How do I make the default value the name of the current user?

Many Thanks

Answer 1

You can set default values in a hook_ENTITY_TYPE_create:

/**
 * Implements hook_ENTITY_TYPE_create() for 'node'.
 */
function mymodule_node_create(\Drupal\node\NodeInterface $node) {
  if ($node->getType() == 'my_content_type') {
    $node->field_user->target_id = \Drupal::currentUser()->id();
  }
}