Hi, I don´t think using requests objects into templates is a good idea, use request object in the view so you source the template context with whatever you need.
HTH El 17/09/2013, a las 20:50, J Y <[email protected]> escribió: > I am building a search form that provides a drop down list, and then on the > search results, I am redisplaying the search form, but with the search > parameters already pre-selected, so this is what I attempted to do: > > <select name="system"> > {% for item in object_list %} > <option value="{{ item.id }}" {% if item.id == request.GET.system %} > selected="selected" {% endif %}> > {{ item.name }} > </option> > {% endfor %} > </select> > > Unfortunately, this did not work. When I did some testing, I realized that > item.id is giving back an int, while request.GET.system is giving back a > string. If I used the view to change the GET value to an int in the context, > then the comparison works. > > What I am wondering is, is this expected behavior? Does the request object > always return a string, and that I am better off writing my own custom tag to > convert request objects into int for comparison? What is the best practice > to employ here? I am fairly new to django and could use some pointers. > > Thanks, > > Jack > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
