I'm trying to set maxlength html attribute in django template but when I try to get the value I specified in my model by using {{field.max_length}} nothing is displayed. I can get any other field value just fine.
Relevant Snippet:
{% for field in form %}
{% if "_color" in field.name %}
<div class="control-group">
<label class="control-label">{{field.label}}</label>
<input type="text" ng-init="{{field.name}}='{{field.value}}'" ng-model="{{field.name}}" ng-change="{{field.name}}_picker={{field.name}}" placeholder="{{field.label}}" maxlength="{{field.max_length}}">
The field you get by iterating trough your form is actually a forms.BoundField, and does not have all the attributes of your Field. You can access the Field instance through the field attribute of your BoundField. So, {{ field.field.max_length }} should work.
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I'm trying to dynamically set the value of a radio field within the HTML template but I'm not sure how to set the default selection. I want to do this because the forms I want to use are forms that can be saved and re-edited if need be, so I want the default values to be values set when previously saved/submitted.
the wtform fields
field_1 = StringField('field_1')
radio_1 = RadioField('radio_1', choices=[(1,'Yes'),(2,'No')])
what i want to be able to do is something like this:
data is database data
{% if data.field_1 = 'X' %}
{{ form.radio_1(id="radio_1",class="ff-style-radio",default=1) }}
{% else %}
{{ form.radio_1(id="radio_1",class="ff-style-radio",default=2) }}
{% endif %}
I haven't had any success trying this method, swapping default for value, etc. Is something like this possible? If not how would I separate the wtform radio field choices so I can just manually mark which selection is checked? Or should I just use the base HTML method and do something like this:
<ul class="ff-style-radio" id="radio_1">
<li>
{% if data.field_1 = 'X' %}
<input id="radio_1-0" name="radio_1" type="radio" value="Yes" checked>
{% else %}
<input id="radio_1-0" name="radio_1" type="radio" value="Yes">
{% endif %}
<label for="radio_1-0">Yes</label>
</li>
<li>
{% if data.field_1 = 'X' %}
<input id="radio_1-1" name="radio_1" type="radio" value="No">
{% else %}
<input id="radio_1-1" name="radio_1" type="radio" value="No" checked>
{% endif %}
<label for="radio_1-1">No</label>
</li>
</ul>
Thanks for any help
If you want to use the form to edit data already in your database, you should supply this data to the form at creation time in your view function. This will allow you to keep your templates simple and reusable. Data from the database can be passed to the form either as an object or as a dictionary https://wtforms.readthedocs.io/en/stable/forms.html. If your form maps directly to a database table you can just pass this unmodified from your query. In the following code I've followed your example and created a new dictionary to set the value of radio_1 based on the value of field_1.
#app.route("/myurl")
def myview():
# do database lookup here
olddata = {"radio_1": 1 if data.field_1 == "X" else 2}
form = Myform(formdata=request.form, data=olddata)
if request.method == "POST" and form.validate():
# .....
I have form with MultipleChoiceField field which has dynamic list for choices. With the help of this form users can select data and add them to database.
Sometimes dynamic list can be empty []. So I want to show message in template when its empty but next code didnt show me message. I use django-widget_tweaks application in my template. Where is my mistake?
forms.py:
class RequirementForm(forms.ModelForm):
symbol = forms.MultipleChoiceField(widget=forms.CheckboxSelectMultiple)
class Meta:
model = Requirement
fields = ('symbol',)
requirement_add.html:
{% load widget_tweaks %}
<form method="post" action="{% url 'project:requirement_add' project_code=project.code %}">
{% for field in form %}
{% render_field field class="form-control" %}
{% empty %}
<p>Form is empty!</p>
{% endfor %}
</form>
The {% empty %} clause will display the text only when the given array is empty or it doesn't exist. In this case the form will always have fields even if the choices are empty.
You should try checking directly with the choices and show the form only when its not empty.
in forms.py
class PlaceOrder(forms.ModelForm):
class Meta:
model = Order
fields = ["Product_ID","HowMany","DateSubmit",]
to call a form i usually use
{{ Form }}
that will render the form automatically
but is it possible to make it manually?
for example i want the form to be exactly like this
<input id="Product_ID" type="hidden" value="{{ Product.PId }}" >
<input id="HowMany" type="text">
<input id="DateSubmit" type="hidden" value="{{ date }}" >
i have tried wrapping them in
{% for field in form %}
but it gave the wrong output
Sorry if this is confusing
but i don't really know how to explain it,
i am still new to Django
You should be able to access individual fields in the form using something like
{{Form.Product_ID}}
which will give you the Product_ID field widget.
Now if you want to access the already pre-filled data you should be able to do so with
{{Form.Product_ID.label}}
or
{{Form.Product_ID.value}}
Also check:
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/forms/#looping-over-the-form-s-fields
currently have a model that has a model.FileField() attribute, and when rendering in my django template I just iterate over the fields, such as
{% for field in form.visible_fields %}
<div class="form-group">
{{field.errors}}
<label for="{{field.auto_id}}">{{field.label}}</label>
{{field}}
{% endfor %}
However, when the template renders the ClearableFileInput widget, I want to add some space between the href and the checkbox for clearing the widget. Any ideas on how to access those specific "parts" of the field?
You have to override the default ClearableFileInput and set those rendering attributes to your taste
class MyClearableInput(ClearableFileInput):
template_with_initial = '%(initial_text)s: %(initial)s %(clear_template)s<br />%(input_text)s: %(input)s'
template_with_clear = '%(clear)s <label for="%(clear_checkbox_id)s">%(clear_checkbox_label)s</label>'
url_markup_template = '{1}'
I've put the initial attributes, but you have to change them to reflect your desired output. It's pretty self-explanatory. Then in your form, override the widgets to use this class using the Meta/widgets attribute.
I wish to edit ini files over web server, decided to use django, been using it for few days now. I can't figure out how to accomplish this. I have ini file structure looking like this:
{'GROUP', {PROPERTY : VALUE}}
Example when I read this kind of ini file:
[LOG]
FilePath = C:/Log
[CMD]
Level = 5
I will get my data structure filled like this:
{'LOG', {'FilePath' : 'C:/Log',},
{'CMD', {'Level', '5'}}}
Loop looks like this:
for group in settingsDict:
print group # group
for property in settingsDict[group]:
print property , # property
print settingsDict[group][property] # value
I am using ini file parser.
I am having trouble understanding how to correctly develop in django: views.py is some kind of controller for django and templates are views and model would be my ini file (probably linked with db using django model), or am I getting something wrong?
I have no problem passing this dictionary to template, making a for loop in it and creating html tags like: <input type="text" name={{ property }} value={{ value }} maxlength="100" />. But how do I then post all the edited values back to control to save them in file (or db)? I Would need all 3 values, that is GROUP, PROPERTY and VALUE.
Then I discovered django also has html widgets, which you create in views.py and then pass it to template. But this is where I stop understanding things, since I am creating widget in my controller class, but even if I am.
Shall I create a list of all django widgets and pass it to template? Same question occurs, how do I get all the widget values back to controller (views.py)?
Update (11.6.2012):
My code looks like this:
views.py
class DynForm(forms.Form):
def setFields(self, kwds):
keys = kwds.keys()
keys.sort()
for k in keys:
self.fields[k] = kwds[k]
def settings(request):
global Settings #my ini dict
kwargs = {}
for group in Settings:
for property in Settings[group]:
kwargs[property] = forms.CharField(label = property, initial = Settings[group][property])
f = DynForm()
f.setFields(kwargs)
return render_to_response('/settings.html',
{
'textWidget' : f,
})
#csrf_exempt
def save(request):
if request.method == 'POST': # If the form has been submitted...
form = DynForm(request.POST) # A form bound to the POST data
if form.is_valid(): # All validation rules pass
# process form data
# and return response
settings.html
<form action="/save/" method="post">
{% csrf_token %}
{% for field in textWidget %}
<div class="fieldWrapper">
{{ field.errors }}
{{ field.label }}: {{ field }}
</div>
{% endfor %}
<p><input type="submit" value="Save" /></p>
</form>
The problem is, DynForm(request.POST) returns null so I can't get field values. My request.POST is correct, containing all fields and values. As much as I know, I am not suppose to parse request.POST data "by hands"?
OK, finally figured it out, taking me a lot of time (I am lacking a lot of python and django knowledge). I can't paste final solution because of copy right permissions, here is the concept:
Form
class DynamicForm(forms.Form):
def __init__(self,*k,**kw):
forms.Form.__init__(self,*k,**kw)
# loop over data from **kw
# create field
# set field default value
Notes about this code:
If form doesn't use super(SuperForm, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs), you must use forms.Form.__init__(self,*k,**kw) so you can append fields to form using self.fields attribute.
If you need to use default field value, use self.data[field] = defVal not initial = defVal. Form becomes unbound and you won't be able to parse data in your request.POST method. Unbound form (and with errors) will always return is_valid() False.
With this class, you have no problems parsing request.POST data. Looping over dynamic form fields looks like this:
View
for name,field in form.fields.items():
# name - field name
# form.data[name] - field value
Notes:
For the sake of simplisity use #csrf_exempt tag before POST method. See http://jordanmessina.com/2010/05/24/django-1-2-csrf-verification-failed/
Template code loops over fields in form displaying field label and value separated with :
Template
<form action="/Tris/save/" method="post">
{% csrf_token %}
{% for field in textWidget %}
<div class="fieldWrapper">
{{ field.errors }}
{{ field.non_field_errors }}
{{ field.label }}: {{ field }}
</div>
{% endfor %}
<p><input type="submit" value="Save" /></p>
</form>
Most of the solution is from here: http://jacobian.org/writing/dynamic-form-generation/ and django documentation.