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odyssy3105
odyssy3105

Reputation: 109

Django Doesn't Serialize id of the model

I have a simple class :

class Item(models.Model):
     name = models.CharField(max_length=250)

I need to serialize it to JSON with the ID as part of the JSON, but the ID never gets serialized when called in the view:

items_json = serializers.serialize('json',  item_list)

The item_list json as received by the browser contains only name, not the ID. I need the ID for the processing on the client side which returns to the server later.

1) I'd like to avoid creating another ID if possible

2) I haven't created a Serializer Class. I am not sure where and how to do that.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 997

Answers (1)

odyssy3105
odyssy3105

Reputation: 109

I found the solution. The pk field that is sent over is the id. The id will now show up in the fields. So in javascript you should do:

$.each( $.parseJSON(data), function(key, val) {
    console.log("ID: " + val.pk)
});

Upvotes: 1

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