I've used the forms framework with GET (I'm using it for a search form and a 'q' parameter), but it never occurred to me to use it to validate non-form parameters.
Thanks! - Andrew Ingram 2009/5/19 Russell Keith-Magee <freakboy3...@gmail.com>: > > On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 10:38 PM, Andrew Ingram <a...@andrewingram.net> wrote: >> >> This is the only real way to do this with Django, though I do wish >> there was a core Django way to validate GET params, ie which ones are >> allowed and what format they should be. > > You mean, something like the Forms framework? :-) > > Ordinarily, the Forms framework is used to handle inputs submitted > using HTML <input> elements via a HTTP POST, but the Forms framework > will work just as well with request.GET. Your Form definition can > declare the get arguments that will be accepted, perform validation on > them if required, specify default values, specify required arguments, > and cross validate between optional arguments (i.e., if you specify x, > you must specify y, but you can't specify z as well). > > The fact that you will never use the rendering portion of the Form > doesn't matter at all - you just use the validation part that you > require. > > Yours, > Russ Magee %-) > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
