thanks,
why I try and use it is because when I use:
{{for item in all_items:}}
{{=item.created_by}}
{{=item.f_item_category}}
{{=item.f_item_store}}
{{pass}}
it renders: (2 items)
1 3 1 1 14 1
On Saturday, December 14, 2013 8:42:01 PM UTC+2, Anthony wrote:
>
> db.t_stores.created_by is a reference field, so by default it gets a
> "represent" attribute if the table to which it refers has a "format"
> attribute. The other fields presumably are not reference fields (nor other
> types of special fields that get default "represent" attributes), so they
> have no "represent" function. Why are you trying to apply "represent"
> functions to those fields anyway? Aren't they just string fields that
> display what you want as is?
>
> Note, as an alternative, you can do:
>
> {{for item in all_items.render():}}
> {{=item.created_by}}
> ...
>
> The .render() method automatically applies "represent" attributes to all
> fields that have them.
>
> Anthony
>
> On Saturday, December 14, 2013 1:02:08 PM UTC-5, Avi A wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>> I want to display item and use the represent() method to display
>> reference fields.
>> def home():
>> all_items = db(db.t_items).select()
>> owner_rep = db.t_stores.created_by
>> store_rep = db.t_stores.f_store_name
>> category_rep = db.t_categories.f_category_name
>> return dict(all_items = all_items, owner_rep = owner_rep, store_rep =
>> store_rep, category_rep = category_rep)
>>
>> #On the view page :
>> {{for item in all_items:}}
>> {{=owner_rep.represent(item.created_by)}}
>> {{=category_rep.represent(item.f_item_category)}}
>> {{=store_rep.represent(item.f_item_store)}}
>> {{pass}}
>>
>>
>> While it works for the {{=owner_rep....... line, for any of the other
>> line I try to do the same (those under it) I get the error:
>>
>> TypeError: 'NoneType' object is not callable.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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