Hi,
I don´t think using requests objects into templates is a good idea, use request
object in the view so you source the template context with whatever you need.
HTH
El 17/09/2013, a las 20:50, J Y <prism...@gmail.com> escribió:
> I am building a search form that provides a drop down list, and then on the
> search results, I am redisplaying the search form, but with the search
> parameters already pre-selected, so this is what I attempted to do:
>
> <select name="system">
> {% for item in object_list %}
> <option value="{{ item.id }}" {% if item.id == request.GET.system %}
> selected="selected" {% endif %}>
> {{ item.name }}
> </option>
> {% endfor %}
> </select>
>
> Unfortunately, this did not work. When I did some testing, I realized that
> item.id is giving back an int, while request.GET.system is giving back a
> string. If I used the view to change the GET value to an int in the context,
> then the comparison works.
>
> What I am wondering is, is this expected behavior? Does the request object
> always return a string, and that I am better off writing my own custom tag to
> convert request objects into int for comparison? What is the best practice
> to employ here? I am fairly new to django and could use some pointers.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jack
>
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