I just have one final question. The method suggested by Thorsten appears to work. But, is the attached user object an accessible filter parameter in the API now ? For instance, I don't see it listed as a part of the actual model in the API. How would I go about accessing it ?
On Feb 20, 5:25 pm, Thorsten Sanders <thorsten.sand...@gmx.net> wrote: > You could do for example: > > exclude the user field from the form and in your view something like this: > > form = YourModelForm(request.POST) #fill the modelform with the data > if form.is_valid(): # check if valid > mynewobject = form.save(commit=False) #save it to create > the object but dont send to database > mynewobject.user = request.user # attach the user to it > mynewobject.save() # now do the real save and send it to > the database > > Am 20.02.2012 22:59, schrieb ds39: > > > > > > > > > I hate to keep bringing this issue up, but I'm still not entirely sure > > how to implement this. I've tried a number of different ways to > > connect some kind of user ID with form data without much success. Is > > the idea that after authenticating the user in the view, request.user > > be set to some variable that allows the user ID to be added to the > > model or ModelForm ? Would this make the user object associated with > > the form or model object accessible by filtering in the API ? > > > Thanks again > > > On Feb 19, 9:48 pm, Shawn Milochik<sh...@milochik.com> wrote: > >> On 02/19/2012 09:29 PM, ds39 wrote: > > >>> Thanks for your response. But, would you mind expanding on it a little > >>> bit ? > >> How about you give it a try and see what you can figure out? In your > >> view, request.user will return the currently logged-in user (or an > >> AnonymousUser if they're not logged in). Since you said your view > >> requires login, you'll have a User object all ready to go. > > >> Shawn -- 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.
