ForeignKey fields use the Field.get_choices() method to build a list of options. Perhaps you could subclass the ForeignKey field and customize the method?
On Jul 10, 10:30 am, Carl Karsten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am using the django User like so: > > # models.py > from django.contrib.auth.models import User > class Event(models.Model): > title = models.CharField(maxlength=47) > eventdate = models.DateField() > contact = models.ForeignKey(User, null=True, blank=True ) > > right now I get this in admin: > > <select id="id_contact" class="vNullSelectField" name="contact" > size="1"> > <option value="" selected="selected">---------</option> > <option value="83">user1</option> > <option value="131">user2</option> > > I get the user1,user2 username because > > "If the field is a ForeignKey, Django will display the __str__() of the > related > object." http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/model-api/ > > (should now say __unicode__ - traced.) > > class User(models.Model): > def __unicode__(self): > return self.username > > I am hoping to do something like > contact = models.ForeignKey(User, list_display = ('first_name', 'last_name') ) > > But that throws > ridgemoor.eventcal: __init__() got an unexpected keyword argument > 'list_display' --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
