In which model file do you put it or you create a new one (if so what is
the name of the file)?
On Saturday, August 22, 2009 at 5:19:38 AM UTC+2, Ray (a.k.a. Iceberg)
wrote:
>
> In case you don't know, you can also put functions inside model, so
> that they are globally available. I think this make your controller
> and view have less coupling.
>
> in your model:
> def helperFunction(a):
> return a*a
>
> in your controller:
> def index():
> return {}
> # much cleaner than return dict(func1=helperFunction,
> func2=someOtherFunc, ...)
>
> in your view:
> {{=helperFunction(5)}}
>
> On Aug22, 1:48am, Don Lee <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I found what appears to be an easier way. I should have thought of it
> > before. Everything is an object so:
> >
> > in my controller:
> > =====================================
> > def testFunction(a):
> > return a*a
> >
> > def index():
> > return dict(funct=testFunction)
> > =====================================
> >
> > in my view:
> >
> > ======================================
> > {{=funct(5)}}
> > ======================================
> >
> > results in 25 being printed on the page
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 10:54 AM, mdipierro <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >
> > > There are two types of frameworks push and pull.
> >
> > > In a push framework (like web2py, Django, Rails) the URL is mapped
> > > into a function, which returns data (in the form of a dictionary) and
> > > the data is rendered by one view.
> >
> > > In a pull framework (like Struts and JBoss) the URL is mapped into a
> > > view which calls one or more controller functions.
> >
> > > From your question I assume you have a pull framework in mind. You can
> > > mimic a pull framework in web2py in multiple ways. One way is via ajax
> > > requests:
> >
> > > #controller default.py
> > > def index(): return dict()
> > > def f1(): return response.render('partial_view1.html',dict())
> > > def f2(): return response.render('partial_view2.html',dict())
> >
> > > #view default/index.html
> > > {{extend 'alyout.html'}}
> > > <div id="f1"></div>
> > > <div id="f2"></div>
> > > <script>
> > > jQuery(document).ready(funciton(){
> > > ajax('{{=URL(f='f1')}}",[],'f1');
> > > ajax('{{=URL(f='f2')}}",[],'f2');
> > > })};
> > > </script>
> >
> > > #view partial_view1.html
> > > Hello
> >
> > > #view partial_view2.html
> > > World
> >
> > > Hope it makes sense.
> >
> > > Massimo
> >
> > > On Aug 11, 8:50 am, Don <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > I am new to the MVC paradigm, python, and web2py. I would like to
> be
> > > > able to:
> >
> > > > 1. create a controller (done)
> > > > 1. define a series of functions (including index)
> > > > 2. call any of the function from a single view.
> >
> > > > Example. I have a model that consists of three tables. My
> default.py
> > > > controllers index function returns a dictionary containing rows from
> a
> > > > query about vendor names. I build a table with the vendor names. I
> > > > also want to build a subtable listing the products available from
> each
> > > > vendor. For that I would like to define another function that takes
> > > > the vendor id and returns products related to that vendor id. But I
> > > > would have to make another view (if I understand correctly).
> >
> > > > I want all the information to appear in a single view. Is this
> > > > possible?
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