Another question about forms. So the form name or names that I pass in
the dictionary to the response can also be named anything and aren't
required to be of a specific form name format right?
On Jan 7, 9:57 am, hank23 <hversem...@stchas.edu> wrote:
> I see. So then I would code it something like this then:
>
> return render_to_response('contact.html',
> { my_data_dictionary(including an entry for 'form': form) },
> context_instance=RequestContext(request))
>
> On Jan 7, 9:42 am, Daniel Roseman <dan...@roseman.org.uk> wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Friday, January 7, 2011 3:38:10 PM UTC, hank23 wrote:
>
> > > 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.
>
> > No, for some reason you're thinking of the form as something special. It's
> > not - it's simply part of the context, just like anything else you pass to
> > the template. So the form just goes inside `my_data_dictionary` along with
> > any other data you want there.
> > --
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