Re: Passing values from Python to Javascript

2018-05-24 Thread Cuneyt Mertayak
It is going to be like following. In HTML (doesn't have to be div of course any HTML tag can get data attribute: ... Then in JS: var dataElement = document.getElementById('backend-to-js-name'); var name = dataElement.dataset.name; console.log(name); Check it out "data" attributes here:

Re: Passing values from Python to Javascript

2018-05-24 Thread Akshay Gaur
Hi Cuneyt, How do you add the data fields and their values to tags generated by python? For example, how would you add a data field to something generated by {{ form.name }}? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To unsubscribe from

Re: Passing values from Python to Javascript

2018-05-24 Thread Akshay Gaur
Hi Cutest, How do you add the data fields and their values to tags generated by python? For example, how would you add a data field to something generated by {{ form.name }}? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To unsubscribe

Re: Passing values from Python to Javascript

2018-05-23 Thread Cuneyt Mertayak
As you can guess this is general problem for all backend languages for passing data to JS. AFAIK the standard practice is attaching the value to a DOM element as "data" property and using fetching the value from that element in your JS. If it is a primitive value it is easy to do so, if it is

Re: Passing values from Python to Javascript

2018-05-23 Thread Akshay Gaur
Hi Steve, I am new to Django as well. To do what you wanted to do (pass values from python to js), I used ajax queries (using jquery) and then did a JsonResponse to the ajax call. The ajax call then handles the data as required. Sample usage: VIEWS.PY: class InstructorDeleteView(DeleteView):

Passing values from Python to Javascript

2018-05-23 Thread steve Valet
I am trying to pass values from Django/Python to Javascript, and have it working to a degree, but need some assistance (obligatory: I'm new to Django so could be hosing this) I have three files in play here, *views.py, app.js, home.html*. I can get the values passed to home.html as part of the