On Jun 23, 9:47 pm, Karen Tracey <kmtra...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 8:34 PM, nbv4 <cp368...@ohio.edu> wrote:
>
> > I'm trying to set up a template for all my forms, but I'm having
> > trouble using the {% with %} block:
>
> > {% extends "base_form.html" %}
> > {% with form.instance as object %}
>
> > {% block title%}
> > {{object.title}} <- not displayed :(
> > {% endblock %}
>
> > {% block body %}
> > {% with form.instance as object %}
> > {{object.title}} <- now it is displayed
> > {% endwith%}
> > {% endblock %}
>
> > {% endwith %}
>
> > The 'with' tag works, but only within other blocks. Is there any way
> > to get around this without wrapping a hundred 'with' blocks around
> > each block in my template?
>
> I don't think what you're describing has anything to do with the {% with %}
> tag specifically. You're dealing with a child template here -- one that
> starts with an {% extends %} tag. Nothing placed outside of {% block %}
> tags in a child template has any effect on the rendered template. A child
> template simply supplies block contents to override what has been specified
> in the parent template, so everything in a child template must be included
> inside {% block %} tags. (If it is not specified inside a {% block %}, where
> should it go in the parent template?) See:
>
> http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/templates/#id1
>
> Karen
Yes, but {% with %} isn't placing anything anywhere. It's just
creating a new variable "object" from "form.instance". My only options
seems to be either stuck using form.instance, or place a {% with %}
tag inside each and every {% block %} that needs it (which is just
about every one). I don't like either option :(
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