And i was trying what you answered me here once:
https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!topic/web2py/U6-thwYLUVQ
thanks.
On Saturday, December 14, 2013 9:08:10 PM UTC+2, Avi A wrote:
>
> 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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