Both solutions are "nicer" than mine. Thanks Kevin, Thanks Lee.
I'm quite in a hurry ...
But, when I'll got some time, I would like to see how other Frameworks
are making Forms ?
If I'm remember well, FormEncode will provide some classes to make
Forms ...
If not yet existing, would be nice to have such "Form generator" in TG.
Lee McFadden wrote:
> My current method is to loop through the data in the controller and
> convert it to a dictionary:
>
> [code]
>
> cat_select = []
> cats = list(NewsCat.select())
>
> for cat in cats:
> cat_option = {'value': cat.id, 'content': cat.name}
> if cat.id == article.category.id:
> cat_option['selected'] = True
> else:
> cat_option['selected'] = None
>
> cat_select.append(cat_option)
>
> [/code]
>
> Then, in my .kid I have the following:
>
> [code]
>
> <option py:for="cat in categories" value="${cat['value']}"
> py:content="cat['content']" py:attrs="selected=cat['selected']">
> An Option
> </option>
>
> [/code]
>
> That way, when kid evaluates cat['selected'], if it's none the
> SELECTED attribute is simply dumped.
>
> Lee
>
> On 27/10/05, Kevin Dangoor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > My current solution (which I'll freely admit is less-than-ideal) is this:
> >
> > <select name="foo">
> > <option value="A" py:attrs="selected=std.selector(foo=='A')">A</option>
> > <option value="B" py:attrs="selected=std.selector(foo=='B')">B</option>
> > </select>
> >
> > Kevin
> >
> > On 10/27/05, william <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> > > How can I report easily the value of a <select> form object ?
> > >
> > > Imagine I have a select with 5 <options> (A,B,C,D,E) and the recorded
> > > value is C.
> > > What's the best method to put the famous selected="selected" in the
> > > <option> corresponding to "C" ?
> > >
> > > - generating it in the controller the whole list of <options> (as a
> > > string) ?
> > > - making a loop in Kid ?
> > > - ????
> > >
> > > Personnally I don't like the 2 first possibilities, and I'll appreciate
> > > a 3rd.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Kevin Dangoor
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> >
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> >
