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amehta
amehta

Reputation: 1317

How can I have the BooleanField in django set to the value picked from the model?

I am able to correctly save the value of "Private" in the model. But, when I open the Edit Page, it's always set to unchecked irrespective of the value being True or False.

# from forms.py
class MyEditForm(forms.Form)
    title = forms.CharField(
        label='Title',
        widget=forms.TextInput(attrs={'size': 64})
        )
    private = forms.BooleanField(
        label='Private',
        required=False,
    )

# from models.py
class MyData(models.Model):
    title = models.CharField(max_length=200)
    private = models.BooleanField()

# from views.py
def save_page(request)
    try:
        mydata = MyData.objects.get(
            private=private
        )
        title = mydata.title
        private = mydata.private
    except ObjectDoesNotExist:
        pass
    form = MyEditForm({
        'title': title,
        'private': private
    })

Upvotes: 0

Views: 360

Answers (1)

John
John

Reputation: 5206

You should be using a ModelForm not a Form. Then when you instantiate the ModelForm set the instance to your model. This will also save you from needing to duplicate the form fields since django will auto generate the form fields based on the model.

foo = Foo.objects.get(id=foobar)
form = YourForm(instance=foo)

Upvotes: 1

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