I do it like this:
def frommagic(request):
if request.POST:
process form
else:
from = MyForm(initial={'user_name': 'John Doe' })
works well in our quite complex 6 step booking form ..
On May 12, 9:37 pm, Mike Chambers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have a project where I need to dynamically set the default values for
> a form field. I have come up with the following solution, but wanted to
> check here to see if anyone saw any problems with it:
>
> ----MyForm----
> class MyForm(forms.Form):
> user_name = forms.CharField(min_length=1, max_length=60)
>
> def set_initial(self, property, value):
> self.fields[property].initial = value
> #end set_initial
> --------------
>
> form = MyForm()
> form.set_initial('user_name', "John Doe")
>
> -------
>
> Anyone see any issues with that approach? Or am I missing something
> already built in?
>
> mike chambers
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