Thanks, that clears my doubts! I was thinking that somehow the inlineformset_factory would be able to take in the modelform for the parent model as well as the modelform for the model we intend to edit inline; and then I would be able to display them together like in the admin. I was obviously thinking along the wrong lines.
Regards, CM. On Jun 29, 9:48 am, Alex Gaynor <alex.gay...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 11:46 PM, chefsmart <moran.cors...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi Alex, > > > If we take the example from the documentation, let's say I have > > modelforms for both Author and Book. So there is an AuthorModelForm > > (ModelForm) and also a BookModelForm(ModelForm). > > > I can do MyFormSet = inlineformset_factory(Author, Book, > > form=BookModelForm) > > > But is it possible to use the AuthorModelForm also? > > > Regards, > > CM. > > > On Jun 29, 9:40 am, Alex Gaynor <alex.gay...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 11:38 PM, chefsmart <moran.cors...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > If I understand correctly, I can use the form argument to supply a > > > > modelform. But actually I have custom modelforms for both the models. > > > > So I hoping to be able to use both if possible? > > > > > Regards, > > > > CM. > > > > > On Jun 29, 9:24 am, Alex Gaynor <alex.gay...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 11:23 PM, chefsmart <moran.cors...@gmail.com > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > The Django documentation gives the following example for > > > > > > inlineformset_factory: - > > > > > > > BookFormSet = inlineformset_factory(Author, Book) > > > > > > > This can be found on > > >http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/forms/modelforms/#inline-. > > > > .. > > > > > > > However, if I have custom modelforms for Author and Book, is it > > > > > > possible to use them with inlineformset_factory? > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > CM. > > > > > > inlineformset_factory takes a form argument which should be the > > modelform > > > > > class that will be used with it. > > > > > > Alex > > > > > > -- > > > > > "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your > > right > > > > to > > > > > say it." --Voltaire > > > > > "The people's good is the highest law."--Cicero > > > > An inlineformset only generates forms for 1 model, so you may be talking > > > about having an inlineformset as well as another form. > > > > Alex > > > > -- > > > "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right > > to > > > say it." --Voltaire > > > "The people's good is the highest law."--Cicero > > I'm not sure I follow, what do you want to do with the AuthorModelForm? You > can use it as well in your view, instantiate both and pass both of them to > the template, but you can't you it as well as a part of the BookFormSet > itself. > > Alex > > -- > "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to > say it." --Voltaire > "The people's good is the highest law."--Cicero --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
