According to the function signature. The second parameter of entity_load(..., array($id)); needs to be an array of IDs. There is no check if just a numerical value is given. So, wrap a single argument in array() to make this example work.

here comes working version to render field collection fields one by one. here "field_references" is my field collection name which has two fields, named as "field_reference_title" and "field_reference_location".

Below is code snippet for how to print field collection in node.tpl file.

  $wrapper = entity_metadata_wrapper('node', $node);
  $formtype = field_get_items('node', $node, 'field_references');
   foreach($formtype as $itemid) { 
              $item = field_collection_field_get_entity($itemid);
             print $item->field_reference_title['und'][0]['safe_value'];
             print $item->field_reference_location['und'][0]['safe_value'];

}

Enjoy!!!!! :)

I wanted to get all the terms in field collection fields,attached to profile2 of an user the following code is throwing Entity malfunction exception error can some one help me please

<?php
$user_fields = field_get_items('field_collection_item', $account, $field_name);
		if (!empty($user_fields)) {
			foreach ($user_fields as $term) {
				$user_terms[$field_name][$term['tid']] = TRUE;
?>

Create by AJAX post like it in http://drupal.org/node/1354202

{
   "field_collection":[
      {
         "first_field":"100",
         "secondfield":"20"
      }
   ]
}

Hi,

I have a node that has field_collections. I would like to duplicate this node and it's field collection items. If I just did a straight duplication of the node by removing the nid value and saving the node object. this will probably replicate the field collection items however, i need to generate new field collections identical in data but, unique as field collection items go.

Is there a proper way of doing this?

Thanks.

I try to update a collection field, but can't save the field.
I need to update the field when the user save the node so I use hook_node_update

dpm($node);
	// Get field collection item value.
	$field_collection_item_value = $node->field_pistes_de_projets_explorer['und'][1]['value'];
	dpm($field_collection_item_value);
	// Load that field collection item
	$field_collection_value = entity_load('field_collection_item', array($field_collection_item_value)); 
	dpm($field_collection_value);
	$field_collection_value[184]->field_projet_total['und'][0]['value'] = 25;
	dpm($field_collection_value);
	//and we can call after save but chrome is waiting....
	$field_collection_value[184]->save();

I try with a second method :

$wrapper = entity_metadata_wrapper('node', $node);
$formtype = field_get_items('node', $node, 'field_pistes_de_projets_explorer');
	
foreach($formtype as $itemid) {
          $item = field_collection_field_get_entity($itemid);
	 dpm($item);
         $item->field_projet_total['und'][0]['value'] = $item->field_realisable['und'][0]['value'] + $item->field_desirable['und'][0]['value'];
	dpm($item->field_projet_total);
	}
	
	$wrapper->save(true);