On Monday, January 31, 2011 10:02:14 AM UTC-5, DenesL wrote: > > > On Jan 28, 5:27 pm, Massimo Di Pierro <massimo....@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Are you suggesting we change the way the default is assigned? If so.. > > let's duscuss this inw eb2py-developers because it is a complex > > matter. > > No, just pointing it out. > web2py users can just "listify" the requires to avoid the dropdown and > its processing. > Something to keep it mind though.
However, the book should at least mention that "=IS_IN_DB(...)" will require more processing than "=[IS_IN_DB(...)]", as that may not be obvious (particularly since the validator is applied by default without being explicitly added to the model). See: http://web2py.com/book/default/chapter/06?search=default+field+validators http://web2py.com/book/default/chapter/07#Database-Validators Also, the IS_IN_DB validator is the default for a regular 'reference' field as well as the 'list:reference' field. Does the 'list:reference' field have more potential for performance problems, or is it the same issue with a 'reference' field? Thanks. Anthony
