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Reorder fields directly in the ModelForm

Author:
HM
Posted:
May 16, 2008
Language:
Python
Version:
.96
Score:
6 (after 6 ratings)

Sometimes the order of the fields you get from a model needs to be adjusted when displaying its modelform. If it's just a few fields you can do it in the template, but what if you want to iterate over the form?

The fields are stored in a SortedDict, so you can change the order in the init of the form. A bit clunky, yes.

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# This code is Public Domain where the Public Domain exists,
# and covered by an MIT-license everywhere else (that is: 
# do as you wish with it, but you don't get to blame me 
# for anything)

class Demo(models.Model):
    a = models.IntegerField()
    b = models.IntegerField()
    c = models.IntegerField()

class DemoForm(forms.ModelForm):
    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        super(DemoForm, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
        # order now: a b c
        value = self.fields.pop('c')
        new_pos = self.fields.keyOrder.index('b')
        self.fields.insert(pos, 'c', value)
        # order now: a c b

    class Meta:
        model = 'Demo'

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Comments

danux (on July 11, 2008):

Line 19 should read:

    self.fields.insert(new_pos, 'c', value)

Otherwise an excellent snippet that just saved my skin, thank you

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obioma (on September 5, 2008):

Thanks for the snippet, here a little bit more generic:

def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
    super(DemoForm, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
    # order now: a b c
    order = ('b', 'c', 'a')
    tmp = copy(self.fields)
    self.fields = SortedDict()
    for item in order:
        self.fields[item] = tmp[item]

I wonder if it would make sense to include this order in the meta class part and do internally.

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