Can we format as to how the Model Form displays in Django on template
So I am using the django user model (from django.contrib.auth.models import User) and created a Model Form by using the ModelForm (from django.forms import ModelForm). When i display it on the template it shows up on the select boxes as usernames. i want to display it is first_name and last_name.
Thisis the code I am using for form in HTML
<form class="form-horizontal" method="post" role="form">
{% csrf_token %}
<fieldset>
<legend>{{ title }}</legend>
{% for field in form %} {% if field.errors %}
<div class="form-group">
<label class="control-label col-sm-2">{{ field.label }}</label>
<div class="controls col-sm-10">
{{ field }}
<p class="formError">
{% for error in field.errors %}{{ error }}{% endfor %}
</p>
</div>
</div>
{% else %}
<div class="form-group">
<label class="control-label col-sm-2">{{ field.label }}</label>
<div class="controls col-sm-10">
{{ field }} {% if field.help_text %}
<p class="help-inline"><small>{{ field.help_text }}</small></p>
{% endif %}
</div>
</div>
{% endif %} {% endfor %}
</fieldset>
<div class="form-actions" style="margin-left: 150px; margin-top: 30px;">
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Submit</button>
</div>
</form>
Subclass ModelChoiceField and override label_from_instance to display the first and last name.
from django.forms import ModelChoiceField
class UserChoiceField(ModelChoiceField):
def label_from_instance(self, obj):
return "%s %s" % (obj.first_name, obj.last_name)
Then use the choice field in your model form.
from django import forms
from django.contrib.auth.models import User
class MyModelForm(forms.ModelForm):
user = UserChoiceField(queryset=User.objects.all())
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