Aah yes that worked.
Thanks Daniel.
To clarify my own thoughts, a python example:
For example, setattr(x, 'foobar', 123) is equivalent to x.foobar = 123
On Nov 3, 3:44 pm, Daniel Roseman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> On Nov 3, 1:41 pm, "darryl.hebbes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Hi,
>
> > I want to do something like this, I wish to make the 'fieldname'
> > dynamic, I am just trying to update a field without a hard coded
> > name... the name is passed in via a form.
>
> > ---------------
> > def updateProfile(request):
> > fieldname = request.POST["id"]
> > fieldid = int(request.POST["profileid"])
> > fieldvalue = request.POST["value"]
> > pe = Profile.objects.get(id=fieldid)
> > pe.[fieldname] = fieldvalue # <--- I want to pass the name of the
> > field to save()
> > pe.save()
> > return HttpResponse('Saved we hope', mimetype="application/json")
> > ---------------
>
> > Hope this makes sense.
>
> > Darryl.
>
> If I understand correctly, you want setattr:
>
> setattr(pe, fieldname, fieldvalue)
> --
> DR.
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