Re: why can't I access a dictionary with an initial form field value from my django template?

Thanks, Reinout. I wound up creating a custom "getter" filter so I could do {{ MYDICT| get:myform.somefiled.value }} - which I'm surprised isn't a built-in, actually. But I think your suggestion is a good alternative. Tony On Aug 23, 1:40 pm, Reinout van Rees wrote: > On

Re: why can't I access a dictionary with an initial form field value from my django template?

On 23-08-11 21:16, Tony Schmidt wrote: I thought this should be the proper syntax in my template: {{ MYDICT.myform.somefield.value }} But I get a "can't parse remainder error." Just putting {{ myform.somefield.value }} gives me "3" and {{ MYDICT. 3 }} gives me the dictionary value I want. Am

why can't I access a dictionary with an initial form field value from my django template?

I thought this should be the proper syntax in my template: {{ MYDICT.myform.somefield.value }} But I get a "can't parse remainder error." Just putting {{ myform.somefield.value }} gives me "3" and {{ MYDICT. 3 }} gives me the dictionary value I want. Am I missing something? -- You received