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Passing an initial value into a form field from previous detail view
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I a bit confused how to do this, I have a "contact user" button on a user detail page. I am trying to set the initial form value for the email field as the users email from the previous detail page view, so that it pre-populates.
Would I pass the user.email as a kwarg into the button url?
views.py
def Contact(request):
form_class = ContactForm
# new logic!
if request.method == 'POST':
form = form_class(data=request.POST)
if form.is_valid():
contact_name = request.POST.get(
'contact_name'
, '')
contact_email = request.POST.get(
'contact_email'
, '')
form_content = request.POST.get('content', '')
# Email the profile with the
# contact information
template = get_template('contact_template.txt')
context = {
'contact_name': contact_name,
'contact_email': contact_email,
'form_content': form_content,
}
content = template.render(context)
email = EmailMessage(
"New contact form submission",
content,
"Your website" +'',
['youremail@gmail.com'],
headers = {'Reply-To': contact_email }
)
email.send()
return redirect('contact_form')
return render(request, 'portal/contact_form.html', {
'form': form_class,
})
forms.py
from django import forms
class ContactForm(forms.Form):
contact_name = forms.CharField(required=True)
contact_email = forms.EmailField(required=True, initial='{ kwarg }')
content = forms.CharField(
required=True,
widget=forms.Textarea
)
user_detail.html
<div class="col-lg-4 text-center p-5" style="padding-right:20px; border-right: 1px solid #e5e5e5;">
<a href="{% url 'portal:contact_form' kwarg.user.email %}">
<h1><i class="fa fa-2x fa-envelope-o text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></h1>
<p class="text-muted mt-3 ">Contact Customer</p>
</a>
</div>
django forms
asked Nov 22 '18 at 1:12
Dominic M.Dominic M.
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I a bit confused how to do this, I have a "contact user" button on a user detail page. I am trying to set the initial form value for the email field as the users email from the previous detail page view, so that it pre-populates.
Would I pass the user.email as a kwarg into the button url?
views.py
def Contact(request):
form_class = ContactForm
# new logic!
if request.method == 'POST':
form = form_class(data=request.POST)
if form.is_valid():
contact_name = request.POST.get(
'contact_name'
, '')
contact_email = request.POST.get(
'contact_email'
, '')
form_content = request.POST.get('content', '')
# Email the profile with the
# contact information
template = get_template('contact_template.txt')
context = {
'contact_name': contact_name,
'contact_email': contact_email,
'form_content': form_content,
}
content = template.render(context)
email = EmailMessage(
"New contact form submission",
content,
"Your website" +'',
['youremail@gmail.com'],
headers = {'Reply-To': contact_email }
)
email.send()
return redirect('contact_form')
return render(request, 'portal/contact_form.html', {
'form': form_class,
})
forms.py
from django import forms
class ContactForm(forms.Form):
contact_name = forms.CharField(required=True)
contact_email = forms.EmailField(required=True, initial='{ kwarg }')
content = forms.CharField(
required=True,
widget=forms.Textarea
)
user_detail.html
<div class="col-lg-4 text-center p-5" style="padding-right:20px; border-right: 1px solid #e5e5e5;">
<a href="{% url 'portal:contact_form' kwarg.user.email %}">
<h1><i class="fa fa-2x fa-envelope-o text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></h1>
<p class="text-muted mt-3 ">Contact Customer</p>
</a>
</div>
django forms
asked Nov 22 '18 at 1:12
Dominic M.Dominic M.
9119
Why not userequest.session? or you wanna look into how to pass variables with kwargs
– nara_l
Nov 22 '18 at 1:32
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I a bit confused how to do this, I have a "contact user" button on a user detail page. I am trying to set the initial form value for the email field as the users email from the previous detail page view, so that it pre-populates.
Would I pass the user.email as a kwarg into the button url?
views.py
def Contact(request):
form_class = ContactForm
# new logic!
if request.method == 'POST':
form = form_class(data=request.POST)
if form.is_valid():
contact_name = request.POST.get(
'contact_name'
, '')
contact_email = request.POST.get(
'contact_email'
, '')
form_content = request.POST.get('content', '')
# Email the profile with the
# contact information
template = get_template('contact_template.txt')
context = {
'contact_name': contact_name,
'contact_email': contact_email,
'form_content': form_content,
}
content = template.render(context)
email = EmailMessage(
"New contact form submission",
content,
"Your website" +'',
['youremail@gmail.com'],
headers = {'Reply-To': contact_email }
)
email.send()
return redirect('contact_form')
return render(request, 'portal/contact_form.html', {
'form': form_class,
})
forms.py
from django import forms
class ContactForm(forms.Form):
contact_name = forms.CharField(required=True)
contact_email = forms.EmailField(required=True, initial='{ kwarg }')
content = forms.CharField(
required=True,
widget=forms.Textarea
)
user_detail.html
<div class="col-lg-4 text-center p-5" style="padding-right:20px; border-right: 1px solid #e5e5e5;">
<a href="{% url 'portal:contact_form' kwarg.user.email %}">
<h1><i class="fa fa-2x fa-envelope-o text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></h1>
<p class="text-muted mt-3 ">Contact Customer</p>
</a>
</div>
django forms
asked Nov 22 '18 at 1:12
Dominic M.Dominic M.
9119
I a bit confused how to do this, I have a "contact user" button on a user detail page. I am trying to set the initial form value for the email field as the users email from the previous detail page view, so that it pre-populates.
Would I pass the user.email as a kwarg into the button url?
views.py
def Contact(request):
form_class = ContactForm
# new logic!
if request.method == 'POST':
form = form_class(data=request.POST)
if form.is_valid():
contact_name = request.POST.get(
'contact_name'
, '')
contact_email = request.POST.get(
'contact_email'
, '')
form_content = request.POST.get('content', '')
# Email the profile with the
# contact information
template = get_template('contact_template.txt')
context = {
'contact_name': contact_name,
'contact_email': contact_email,
'form_content': form_content,
}
content = template.render(context)
email = EmailMessage(
"New contact form submission",
content,
"Your website" +'',
['youremail@gmail.com'],
headers = {'Reply-To': contact_email }
)
email.send()
return redirect('contact_form')
return render(request, 'portal/contact_form.html', {
'form': form_class,
})
forms.py
from django import forms
class ContactForm(forms.Form):
contact_name = forms.CharField(required=True)
contact_email = forms.EmailField(required=True, initial='{ kwarg }')
content = forms.CharField(
required=True,
widget=forms.Textarea
)
user_detail.html
<div class="col-lg-4 text-center p-5" style="padding-right:20px; border-right: 1px solid #e5e5e5;">
<a href="{% url 'portal:contact_form' kwarg.user.email %}">
<h1><i class="fa fa-2x fa-envelope-o text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></h1>
<p class="text-muted mt-3 ">Contact Customer</p>
</a>
</div>
django forms
django forms
asked Nov 22 '18 at 1:12
Dominic M.Dominic M.
9119
asked Nov 22 '18 at 1:12
Dominic M.Dominic M.
9119
asked Nov 22 '18 at 1:12
Dominic M.Dominic M.
9119
asked Nov 22 '18 at 1:12
Dominic M.Dominic M.
9119
asked Nov 22 '18 at 1:12
Dominic M.Dominic M.
9119
9119
Why not userequest.session? or you wanna look into how to pass variables with kwargs
– nara_l
Nov 22 '18 at 1:32
add a comment |
Why not userequest.session? or you wanna look into how to pass variables with kwargs
– nara_l
Nov 22 '18 at 1:32
Why not use
request.session ? or you wanna look into how to pass variables with kwargs– nara_l
Nov 22 '18 at 1:32
Why not use
request.session ? or you wanna look into how to pass variables with kwargs– nara_l
Nov 22 '18 at 1:32
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There are multiple ways to do that. Like for example:
Method 1: Send it in URL Querystring
from you previous details view, send the email in url querystring. For example:
def DetailForm(request, *args, **kwargs):
...
if form.is_valid():
# do some things
user_email = form.cleaned_data.get('user_email') # assuming its the form field you are using for catching user email
redirect_url = "{}?user_email={}".format(self.get_success_url(), user_email)
return HttpResponseRedirect(redirect_url)
And catch it in Next form view:
def Contact(request):
form_class = ContactForm(initial={'contact_email': request.GET.get('user_email')})
...
Method 2: Store in session.
Its almost similar to last approach, but it stores the data in session.
def DetailForm(request, *args, **kwargs):
...
if form.is_valid():
# do some things
request.session['user_email'] = form.cleaned_data.get('user_email') # Storing data in session
# every other code
And get it in Next form view:
def Contact(request):
form_class = ContactForm(initial={'contact_email': request.session.get('user_email')})
...
Update
If you are coming from a detail page, means you have the access to the object. So in the detail page, update the contact button like this:
<a href="{% url 'portal:contact_form' object.email %}">contact</a> // or user.email if you are passing user object as user in context
in Contact View:
def Contact(request, email):
if request.method == "GET":
form = ContactForm(initial={'contact_email': email)})
answered Nov 22 '18 at 3:01
ruddraruddra
14.8k32748
Why are you using a form? Do i have to use a form to pass the variable to the next view?
– Dominic M.
Nov 22 '18 at 17:18
How are you planning to capture user email if you are not using any form or input method?
– ruddra
Nov 22 '18 at 18:28
Isn't the user detail page already querying the data for that specific user?
– Dominic M.
Nov 22 '18 at 18:30
Ah, that makes things easier. Please see my updated answer
– ruddra
Nov 22 '18 at 18:45
This has taught me a lot, thank you very much
– Dominic M.
Nov 23 '18 at 1:57
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There are multiple ways to do that. Like for example:
Method 1: Send it in URL Querystring
from you previous details view, send the email in url querystring. For example:
def DetailForm(request, *args, **kwargs):
...
if form.is_valid():
# do some things
user_email = form.cleaned_data.get('user_email') # assuming its the form field you are using for catching user email
redirect_url = "{}?user_email={}".format(self.get_success_url(), user_email)
return HttpResponseRedirect(redirect_url)
And catch it in Next form view:
def Contact(request):
form_class = ContactForm(initial={'contact_email': request.GET.get('user_email')})
...
Method 2: Store in session.
Its almost similar to last approach, but it stores the data in session.
def DetailForm(request, *args, **kwargs):
...
if form.is_valid():
# do some things
request.session['user_email'] = form.cleaned_data.get('user_email') # Storing data in session
# every other code
And get it in Next form view:
def Contact(request):
form_class = ContactForm(initial={'contact_email': request.session.get('user_email')})
...
Update
If you are coming from a detail page, means you have the access to the object. So in the detail page, update the contact button like this:
<a href="{% url 'portal:contact_form' object.email %}">contact</a> // or user.email if you are passing user object as user in context
in Contact View:
def Contact(request, email):
if request.method == "GET":
form = ContactForm(initial={'contact_email': email)})
answered Nov 22 '18 at 3:01
ruddraruddra
14.8k32748
Why are you using a form? Do i have to use a form to pass the variable to the next view?
– Dominic M.
Nov 22 '18 at 17:18
How are you planning to capture user email if you are not using any form or input method?
– ruddra
Nov 22 '18 at 18:28
Isn't the user detail page already querying the data for that specific user?
– Dominic M.
Nov 22 '18 at 18:30
Ah, that makes things easier. Please see my updated answer
– ruddra
Nov 22 '18 at 18:45
This has taught me a lot, thank you very much
– Dominic M.
Nov 23 '18 at 1:57
add a comment |
1
There are multiple ways to do that. Like for example:
Method 1: Send it in URL Querystring
from you previous details view, send the email in url querystring. For example:
def DetailForm(request, *args, **kwargs):
...
if form.is_valid():
# do some things
user_email = form.cleaned_data.get('user_email') # assuming its the form field you are using for catching user email
redirect_url = "{}?user_email={}".format(self.get_success_url(), user_email)
return HttpResponseRedirect(redirect_url)
And catch it in Next form view:
def Contact(request):
form_class = ContactForm(initial={'contact_email': request.GET.get('user_email')})
...
Method 2: Store in session.
Its almost similar to last approach, but it stores the data in session.
def DetailForm(request, *args, **kwargs):
...
if form.is_valid():
# do some things
request.session['user_email'] = form.cleaned_data.get('user_email') # Storing data in session
# every other code
And get it in Next form view:
def Contact(request):
form_class = ContactForm(initial={'contact_email': request.session.get('user_email')})
...
Update
If you are coming from a detail page, means you have the access to the object. So in the detail page, update the contact button like this:
<a href="{% url 'portal:contact_form' object.email %}">contact</a> // or user.email if you are passing user object as user in context
in Contact View:
def Contact(request, email):
if request.method == "GET":
form = ContactForm(initial={'contact_email': email)})
answered Nov 22 '18 at 3:01
ruddraruddra
14.8k32748
Why are you using a form? Do i have to use a form to pass the variable to the next view?
– Dominic M.
Nov 22 '18 at 17:18
How are you planning to capture user email if you are not using any form or input method?
– ruddra
Nov 22 '18 at 18:28
Isn't the user detail page already querying the data for that specific user?
– Dominic M.
Nov 22 '18 at 18:30
Ah, that makes things easier. Please see my updated answer
– ruddra
Nov 22 '18 at 18:45
This has taught me a lot, thank you very much
– Dominic M.
Nov 23 '18 at 1:57
add a comment |
1
1
1
There are multiple ways to do that. Like for example:
Method 1: Send it in URL Querystring
from you previous details view, send the email in url querystring. For example:
def DetailForm(request, *args, **kwargs):
...
if form.is_valid():
# do some things
user_email = form.cleaned_data.get('user_email') # assuming its the form field you are using for catching user email
redirect_url = "{}?user_email={}".format(self.get_success_url(), user_email)
return HttpResponseRedirect(redirect_url)
And catch it in Next form view:
def Contact(request):
form_class = ContactForm(initial={'contact_email': request.GET.get('user_email')})
...
Method 2: Store in session.
Its almost similar to last approach, but it stores the data in session.
def DetailForm(request, *args, **kwargs):
...
if form.is_valid():
# do some things
request.session['user_email'] = form.cleaned_data.get('user_email') # Storing data in session
# every other code
And get it in Next form view:
def Contact(request):
form_class = ContactForm(initial={'contact_email': request.session.get('user_email')})
...
Update
If you are coming from a detail page, means you have the access to the object. So in the detail page, update the contact button like this:
<a href="{% url 'portal:contact_form' object.email %}">contact</a> // or user.email if you are passing user object as user in context
in Contact View:
def Contact(request, email):
if request.method == "GET":
form = ContactForm(initial={'contact_email': email)})
answered Nov 22 '18 at 3:01
ruddraruddra
14.8k32748
There are multiple ways to do that. Like for example:
Method 1: Send it in URL Querystring
from you previous details view, send the email in url querystring. For example:
def DetailForm(request, *args, **kwargs):
...
if form.is_valid():
# do some things
user_email = form.cleaned_data.get('user_email') # assuming its the form field you are using for catching user email
redirect_url = "{}?user_email={}".format(self.get_success_url(), user_email)
return HttpResponseRedirect(redirect_url)
And catch it in Next form view:
def Contact(request):
form_class = ContactForm(initial={'contact_email': request.GET.get('user_email')})
...
Method 2: Store in session.
Its almost similar to last approach, but it stores the data in session.
def DetailForm(request, *args, **kwargs):
...
if form.is_valid():
# do some things
request.session['user_email'] = form.cleaned_data.get('user_email') # Storing data in session
# every other code
And get it in Next form view:
def Contact(request):
form_class = ContactForm(initial={'contact_email': request.session.get('user_email')})
...
Update
If you are coming from a detail page, means you have the access to the object. So in the detail page, update the contact button like this:
<a href="{% url 'portal:contact_form' object.email %}">contact</a> // or user.email if you are passing user object as user in context
in Contact View:
def Contact(request, email):
if request.method == "GET":
form = ContactForm(initial={'contact_email': email)})
answered Nov 22 '18 at 3:01
ruddraruddra
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edited Nov 22 '18 at 18:45
answered Nov 22 '18 at 3:01
ruddraruddra
14.8k32748
answered Nov 22 '18 at 3:01
ruddraruddra
14.8k32748
answered Nov 22 '18 at 3:01
ruddraruddra
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Why are you using a form? Do i have to use a form to pass the variable to the next view?
– Dominic M.
Nov 22 '18 at 17:18
How are you planning to capture user email if you are not using any form or input method?
– ruddra
Nov 22 '18 at 18:28
Isn't the user detail page already querying the data for that specific user?
– Dominic M.
Nov 22 '18 at 18:30
Ah, that makes things easier. Please see my updated answer
– ruddra
Nov 22 '18 at 18:45
This has taught me a lot, thank you very much
– Dominic M.
Nov 23 '18 at 1:57
add a comment |
Why are you using a form? Do i have to use a form to pass the variable to the next view?
– Dominic M.
Nov 22 '18 at 17:18
How are you planning to capture user email if you are not using any form or input method?
– ruddra
Nov 22 '18 at 18:28
Isn't the user detail page already querying the data for that specific user?
– Dominic M.
Nov 22 '18 at 18:30
Ah, that makes things easier. Please see my updated answer
– ruddra
Nov 22 '18 at 18:45
This has taught me a lot, thank you very much
– Dominic M.
Nov 23 '18 at 1:57
Why are you using a form? Do i have to use a form to pass the variable to the next view?
– Dominic M.
Nov 22 '18 at 17:18
Why are you using a form? Do i have to use a form to pass the variable to the next view?
– Dominic M.
Nov 22 '18 at 17:18
How are you planning to capture user email if you are not using any form or input method?
– ruddra
Nov 22 '18 at 18:28
How are you planning to capture user email if you are not using any form or input method?
– ruddra
Nov 22 '18 at 18:28
Isn't the user detail page already querying the data for that specific user?
– Dominic M.
Nov 22 '18 at 18:30
Isn't the user detail page already querying the data for that specific user?
– Dominic M.
Nov 22 '18 at 18:30
Ah, that makes things easier. Please see my updated answer
– ruddra
Nov 22 '18 at 18:45
Ah, that makes things easier. Please see my updated answer
– ruddra
Nov 22 '18 at 18:45
This has taught me a lot, thank you very much
– Dominic M.
Nov 23 '18 at 1:57
This has taught me a lot, thank you very much
– Dominic M.
Nov 23 '18 at 1:57
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Why not use
request.session? or you wanna look into how to pass variables with kwargs– nara_l
Nov 22 '18 at 1:32