On Mar 28, 4:14 pm, Jack Orenstein <j...@geophile.com> wrote:
> My application needs to validate data from a from beyond the
> validation of Fields done by django. So in my form handler, I check
> Form.is_valid, and if that returns true, then I do my own validation.
> In case of errors, I attach an error message to the field, e.g.
>
> self.form.fields['foobar'].errors = 'some error message'
>
> And then I redisplay the form. But the error message doesn't show up,
> even though the template includes
>
> {{ form.foobar.errors }}
>
> And through logging I have confirmed that the errors attribute of the
> field has been set, right before the render_to_response call
> containing the form. I'm guessing that this has something to do with
> the fact that the form already passed the is_valid check.
>
> How can I force the form to become "invalid" again, once my own
> validation detects errors?
>
> Jack Orenstein
Try self.form._errors['foobar'] instead.
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