Re: sending a context to a template by calling a function with parameters.
Thanks! great advice. I am going to try to pass the data from the view. On Oct 13, 2:56 pm, bruno desthuilliers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 13 oct, 20:59, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello, > > > I want to return a context of data to the template > > I assume you mean "pass", not "return". > > > that contains > > information in the models. I want to pass in variables that dictate > > what is returned. > > > Example: > > author1.get_books_published_after > > Then it grabs all the data via a method in the model and returns it. > > Won't work. Django's template language is *not* Python, it's a > language on it's own. > > > Should I instead use the custom template tags? > > This might be a solution, yes. But why not just populate your context > with relevant data, ie: > > def myview(request, yadda): > author = get_author_someway() > date = get_date_somehow() > books = author.get_books_published_after(date) > context = dict(author=author, date=date, books=books) > return render_to_response("mytemplate.html", context) > > > Then the call would be like so?? > > For a template tag ? Well, since you'll have to implement it by > yourself, the syntax is up to you. But just for the record, an > emerging convention for template tags that "insert" additional data in > the context is to end them with " as " to let the caller > specify the name under which the data must be known in the template. > > > Example: > > get_books_published_after > > Then it would return all the books for the author that was published > > after a certain date. > > I'd suggest: > > {% get_books_published for after as > %} > > Now you just have to write the compilation function and rendering > Node. Relevant doc is here: > > http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/howto/custom-template-tags/#writ... > > Please feel free to come back here with more questions *once* you'll > have read the doc and started to write your custom tag - we'll be glad > to help further. Until then, anything I could add is already explained > in the doc. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: sending a context to a template by calling a function with parameters.
On 13 oct, 20:59, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I want to return a context of data to the template I assume you mean "pass", not "return". > that contains > information in the models. I want to pass in variables that dictate > what is returned. > > Example: > author1.get_books_published_after > Then it grabs all the data via a method in the model and returns it. Won't work. Django's template language is *not* Python, it's a language on it's own. > Should I instead use the custom template tags? This might be a solution, yes. But why not just populate your context with relevant data, ie: def myview(request, yadda): author = get_author_someway() date = get_date_somehow() books = author.get_books_published_after(date) context = dict(author=author, date=date, books=books) return render_to_response("mytemplate.html", context) > Then the call would be like so?? For a template tag ? Well, since you'll have to implement it by yourself, the syntax is up to you. But just for the record, an emerging convention for template tags that "insert" additional data in the context is to end them with " as " to let the caller specify the name under which the data must be known in the template. > Example: > get_books_published_after > Then it would return all the books for the author that was published > after a certain date. I'd suggest: {% get_books_published for after as %} Now you just have to write the compilation function and rendering Node. Relevant doc is here: http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/howto/custom-template-tags/#writing-custom-template-tags Please feel free to come back here with more questions *once* you'll have read the doc and started to write your custom tag - we'll be glad to help further. Until then, anything I could add is already explained in the doc. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
sending a context to a template by calling a function with parameters.
Hello, I want to return a context of data to the template that contains information in the models. I want to pass in variables that dictate what is returned. Example: author1.get_books_published_after Then it grabs all the data via a method in the model and returns it. Should I instead use the custom template tags? Then the call would be like so?? Example: get_books_published_after Then it would return all the books for the author that was published after a certain date. Can someone explain? Thanks!! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---