The direct_to_template() function can take an extra_context keyword
argument (a dict). So:
direct_to_template(request, template='blah.html', extra_context={'foo':
bar})
Would let you use {{ foo }} in a template to output the value of the
variable bar.
By the way, as a replacement for direct_to_template, there's
django.shortcuts.render [1], which is a little more concise. (Usually,
you use direct_to_template in urls.py, since it is a full-fledged generic
view function.)
1.
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/http/shortcuts/#django.shortcu
ts.render
Hope that helps,
Brett
On 10/10/11 12:21 PM, "xenses" <code...@gmail.com> wrote:
>That is exactly what I want to do, I can't seem to understand exactly
>how to implement that and have it populate in the template. Do I just
>define the variable in the views and then in the template use
>{{ variable_name }} where I need it? Because I tried that first and it
>didn't work. So, maybe I'm just not sure what it is I'm doing
>exactly ;)
>
>Thanks for any help!
>
>On Oct 10, 1:09 pm, Brett Epps <brett.e...@quest.com> wrote:
>> I may be misunderstanding your question, but it sounds like you need to
>> use Page.objects.get or Page.objects.filter (in your view function) to
>> look up the particular objects that you want to send to the template.
>>
>> Brett
>>
>> On 10/10/11 9:53 AM, "xenses" <code...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> >This may seem like a very simple question and I have just missed the
>> >answer in the piles of documentation and tutorials that I've read over
>> >the past two days. I'm new to Django and trying to implement an
>> >internal site at work, and I'm the only Python/Django person we have,
>> >so this is all on me.
>>
>> >What I am doing is this: I have a set of .html files, templates, which
>> >are named testn.html (i.e. test1.html, test2.html, etc) Each template
>> >extends base.html, but they each have at least 2 divs that I need to
>> >populate with HTML that is entered in the admin interface and stored
>> >in the Page model. What I need to do is this:
>>
>> >from the url parse what test is being requested:
>>
>> >url(r'^test(\d{1})/$', test),
>>
>> >cal the test view:
>>
>> >def test(request, testn):
>> > try:
>> > testn = str(testn)
>> > return direct_to_template(request, template="test%s.html" %
>> >testn)
>> > except ValueError:
>> > raise Http404()
>>
>> >And then return the template, but with the correct object attached to
>> >it, filtered by name. I can't find a way to do this, all that I can
>> >find are ways that make me grab all the objects (and where do I do
>> >this? In models.py or views.py? There are conflicting thoughts on
>> >this). I really just need to grab the one object, and if it has the
>> >fields I need, to populate the template with them. Is there an easy
>> >way to do this that won't require me to loop over all objects?
>>
>> >Thank you so much for any help or insight!
>> >--Laura C.
>>
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