[4.x]: Dropdown fields default value within Matrix not setting the default value

[DynamiteGoesBoom]

What happened?

Description

it appears that dropdown fields with a default value checked in the field settings do not populate the field with the default value.

Steps to reproduce

1. Create a new matrix field with any assortment of data
2. Add a dropdown with several options, check the default value you'd like to automatically get populated within the field

Expected behavior

Whatever is default should display the option and not be blank. In this example we set imageFilter to normal as the default value, but upon deployment the field is empty which causes an error until you update the field inside of the entry.

Actual behavior

The field is nested inside of a SuperTable field, so I'm not sure if this is an issue with Craft or Super Table

Thanks y'all 🎉

Craft CMS version

4.4.17

PHP version

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Operating system and version

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Database type and version

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Image driver and version

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Installed plugins and versions

[brandonkelly]

The default option is only supposed to be applied for new elements. Is it working as expected when you create new Super Table rows?

(That said, this is changing in Craft 4.5 – see #13540.)

[DynamiteGoesBoom]

@brandonkelly thanks and #13540 would certainly help. We add new fields all the time to Fido so anything that could help alleviate some of those issues would be great 🎉