Hello,I am new to Python and Django and struggling with the concept of inlineformset_factories.
I am trying to have a view that nests one form inside another. Consider these models:
class PersonModel(models.Model):
name = models.CharField(max_length=255)
job = models.ForeignKey(JobModel)
class JobModel(models.Model):
description = models.CharField(max_length=255)
I want to display a set of nested forms, where the "job" field of
"PersonModel" corresponds to a form based on "JobModel." I am attaching
an image of what I mean.
However, using the default behavior:
class PersonForm(forms.ModelForm):
class Meta:
model = PersonModel
I wind up with the "job" field corresponding to a combobox.
I thought that using an inlineformset_factory could solve my problem,
but this code:
def index(request):
PersonFormSet = inlineformset_factory(JobModel,PersonModel)
return render_to_response('person/index.html, {'formset' :
PersonFormSet, })
with this template:
<form action="." method="POST">
<table>
{{ formset.as_table }}
</table>
<p><input type="submit" value="Submit"></p>
</form>
doesn't work; It displays the "name" field but just ignores the "job"
field. And it I provide the keyword argument "extra" to the
inlineformset_factory function, the view displays that many copies of
the "name" field. Clearly, I don't understand something.
Any ideas on what I'm doing wrong? Should I not be using an inlineformset? Many thanks for your help. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@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.
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