Generic Views: Variable Table Columns

[Darryl Ross]

Hey All,








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===== urls.py =====
view_dict = {
    'queryset': ContactGroup.objects.all(),
    'template_name': 'generic_list.html',
    'extra_context': { 'columns': ('id', 'name', 'description')},
}
urlpatterns += patterns('django.views.generic.list_detail',
    ('^contact-groups/$', 'object_list', view_dict)
)

===== generic_list.html =====
{% extends "base.html" %}
{% block content %}

<table>
  <tr>
{% for column in columns %}
    <th>{{ column|capfirst }}</th>
{% endfor %}
  </tr>
{% for object in object_list %}
  <tr>
{% for column in columns %}
    <td>{{ object.column }}</td>               <----- Problem is here
{% endfor %}
  </tr>
{% endfor %}
</table>

{% endblock %}

I'm using the generic views and trying to build a HTML table where both the rows and columns are generated dynamically. Simplified example follows. I am having a problem though in that I can't work out if it is possible to reference an attribute of a model using a template variable. In Smarty it would be something like {$model.$attribute} Is this possible in Django or am I going to have to write a template tag to do this for me?

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