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CBV to mix FormView and DetailView functionalities

Author:
pakal
Posted:
June 21, 2019
Language:
Python
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Tags:
detail cbv view form
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Use this to display an object on a page AND be able to process a form on this page.

This is just a copy of the Django docs advice, but put as a reusable, standalone View.

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class FormAndDetailView(FormMixin, DetailView):
    """
    Class based view to make form and detail views work together properly.
    """

    def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
        context = super().get_context_data(**kwargs)
        context["form"] = self.get_form()
        return context

    def post(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
        self.object = self.get_object()
        form = self.get_form()
        if form.is_valid():
            return self.form_valid(form)
        else:
            return self.form_invalid(form)

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