There are two nifty functions for this: DIV.element and DIV.elements.
Building on the example above, you can grab and modify all text inputs
like this:
inputs = form.elements("input",type="_text")
for inp in inputs:
inp['_whatever'] = session.whatever
On Nov 16, 4:01 pm, Dmitri Zagidulin <dzagidu...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Ah, ok! Makes sense, I'll try that.
>
> But there aren't any form dictionaries of values that I can update,
> right? Something like:
> form.custom.fieldvalues.update(session.myrecord) ?
>
> On Nov 16, 4:48 pm, "mr.freeze" <nat...@freezable.com> wrote:
>
> > Try using the 'default' attribute of SQLFORM to set the value to your
> > session value. Something like this:
>
> > def index():
> > form = SQLFORM.factory(Field('test1',default=session.test1),
> > Field('test2',default=session.test2),
> > submit_button="Next")
> > if form.accepts(request.vars,session):
> > session.test1 = request.vars.test1
> > session.test2 = request.vars.test2
> > redirect(URL(r=request,f='index2'))
> > return dict(form=form)
>
> > On Nov 16, 2:55 pm, Dmitri Zagidulin <dzagidu...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > The setup:
> > > I'm working on a 3-step editing wizard, so, 3 pages with a form on
> > > each page. The navigation between the pages is done via Next and
> > > Previous submit buttons. When you go from page 1 to page 2, the
> > > contents of the form on page 1 are stored in the session. All 3 pages
> > > are written to the database when they complete step 3 -- until then
> > > they remain in the session.
> > > For each page, I'm using SQLFORM.factory to create the forms, and
> > > using a custom layout via {{=form.custom.widget.myfield}} in the view.
>
> > > I got it working to the extent that I fill out the form on page 1, hit
> > > 'Next', and I can verify that the values from form 1 are stored in the
> > > session.
> > > My question is this:
> > > When I'm on page 2 and hit 'Back', how do I get the custom form 1 to
> > > use the values stored in the session as the field values?
> > > That is, how do I use SQLFORM.factory as an edit form (given that I
> > > have a dictionary of key-value pairs, with the keys being the field
> > > names)?
>
> > > Similarly, if I want to edit a record from the database, and need the
> > > custom layout that SQLFORM.factory provides, and I load the record
> > > from the db, how do I make the form use those values I loaded?
>
>
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