So then when using a form do I code it something like this then:
return render_to_response('contact.html', { 'form': form, my_data_dictionary, context_instance=RequestContext(request)) }) I ask because it's confusing me when using a form for how to code the form reference while still including the dictionary and context references. The dictionary reference almost seems redundant since when I go to create my form and assign it the name form I use the data dictionary in the constructor of my form. Please clarify. On Jan 7, 9:27 am, Daniel Roseman <dan...@roseman.org.uk> wrote: > On Friday, January 7, 2011 3:15:33 PM UTC, hank23 wrote: > > > In the topics forms documentation there's an example of using a form > > in a view which shows a return statement using a render_to_respone > > shortcut like this: > > > return render_to_response('contact.html', { > > 'form': form, > > }) > > > but in the shortcuts documentation it shows an example of using > > render_to_response not using forms and coded like this: > > > return render_to_response('my_template.html', > > my_data_dictionary, > > > context_instance=RequestContect(request)) > > > So if I want to use a form when coding a view how do I merge or > > reconcile these two different examples so that my render_to_repsonse > > will work properly? Please advise. Thanks. > > These are not substantially different, and the minor differences have > nothing to do with forms. The only difference is that one is using the > additional context_instance argument, for which see > here:http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.2/ref/templates/api/#subclassing-c... > but as I say, this has nothing to do with forms. Apart from using a literal > dictionary instead of a variable containing a dictionary, there is no other > difference between the two examples. > -- > DR.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-us...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.