Python Django Getting user input -
i setting simple html page, page captures information user entered , based on information user entered makes new page. problem cant information entered user @ backed , dont understand going wrong.
my views file setup this:
def suggestion(request): if request.method == 'post': form = businessname(request.post) if form.is_valid(): data=form.cleaned_data context = insert_function_here(data) return render( request,'mainpage.html', context) else: form = businessname() context = {'form':form} return render( request,'mainpage.html', context) my forms.py setup this:
class businessname(forms.form): business_name = forms.charfield(widget = forms.hiddeninput(), required = false) the relevant part of html set this:
<form id="user_input_form" method="post" action="http://127.0.0.1:8000/textinsighters/suggestion"> enter business name : <input type="text" list="browsers" name="browser" id="user_input"> {% csrf_token %} {{ form }} <datalist id="browsers"> <option value="internet explorer"> <option value="firefox"> <option value="chrome"> <option value="opera"> <option value="safari"> </datalist> <button onclick="myfunction()">submittt</button> </form> <script> function myfunction() { document.getelementbyid("id_business_name").value = document.getelementbyid("user_input").value; document.getelementbyid("user_input_form").submit(); } </script> i want auto-completing list thats why creating form in html. user input, set value of django form field value user entered , submit it. should variable 'data' in views doesnt contain user input.
thanks
you using forms.hiddeninput() widget , add form field yourself. doesn't work way. if change field class textinput:
class businessname(forms.form): business_name = forms.charfield(widget = forms.textinput()) if you're goal add custom attributes widget, can done providing attrs dictionary:
class businessname(forms.form): business_name = forms.charfield(widget = forms.textinput(attrs={ 'list': 'browser' })) or have @ django-widget-tweaks package add attributes in template.
