private function populateDefault(Field $field)
    {
        if ($this->has($field->getName())) {
            return true;
        }

        $default = $field->getDefault($this);
        if (null === $default) {
            return false;
        }

        if ($field->isASingleValue()) {
            $this->data[$field->getName()] = $default;
            unset($this->clearedFields[$field->getName()]);
            return true;
        }

        if (empty($default)) {
            return false;
        }

        /*
         * sets have a special handling to deal with unique values
         */
        if ($field->isASet()) {
            $this->addToSet($field->getName(), $default);
            return true;
        }

        $this->data[$field->getName()] = $default;
        unset($this->clearedFields[$field->getName()]);
        return true;
    }