that at least gave me an output, but the output is: [<Page: test2>]
I have a potential to need 3 attributes from each object in each
template, so the mapping may not be what I need. If I pass in a
context object, I thought that I should have handles for
object.attribute ? Or maybe I need to map the dict before passing it?
On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 11:57 AM, Brett Epps <brett.e...@quest.com> wrote:
>
> Try it with {'page': page} as your extra_context. The keys in a context
> dict should always be strings.
>
> Brett
>
>
> On 10/11/11 8:29 AM, "xenses" <code...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >I thank you for your help and apologize for my naivete, however I
> >still am not seeing that tag populate in the template. Here is my view
> >function in its entirety:
> >
> > def test(request, testn):
> > try:
> > testn = str(testn)
> > page = Page.objects.filter(name = "test%s" % testn)
> > return direct_to_template(request, template="test%s.html" %
> >testn, extra_context={page:page})
> > except ValueError:
> > raise Http404()
> >
> >I am using {page:page} because anything else returns errors in debug
> >mode.
> >in my template I have :
> >
> >{{ page.leaderboard }}
> >
> >the page object looks like this:
> >
> >class Page(models.Model):
> > name = models.CharField(max_length=25, verbose_name='Page Name')
> > leaderboard = models.TextField(max_length=500, null=True,
> >blank=True, verbo\
> >se_name='Leaderboard Tag')
> > rectangle = models.TextField(max_length=500, null=True,
> >blank=True, verbose\
> >_name='300x250 Tag')
> > rectangle2 = models.TextField(max_length=500, null=True,
> >blank=True, verbos\
> >e_name='Additional 300x250')
> >
> > def __unicode__(self):
> > return self.name
> >
> >I know that once I figure this out, I'm going to feel rather daft and
> >I appreciate all the help you've given me! Thanks so much!
> >
> >
> >On Oct 10, 2:56 pm, Brett Epps <brett.e...@quest.com> wrote:
> >> 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.s..
> >>.
> >> 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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