Much of the code used to create the form is also re-used when it comes time to process the submitted form, so submitting back to the same action helps avoid code duplication. You also don't have to worry about explicitly specifying a URL for submission. In any case, self submission isn't necessary. Do you have a reason for preferring an alternative pattern?
Anthony On Thursday, June 19, 2014 9:30:15 AM UTC-4, Graham Ranson wrote: > > I'm new to python and web2py...I have a small, but non-trivial, web , > application and was looking at the various python web frameworks and > decided > to look more closely at web2py and a couple of others and to write a > couple > of small example applications to see how they work... > > I've had a quick read of the web2py book but I was a little surprised by > the > emphasis on self-submission/postbacks, it's not a technique that I would > choose myself. I was wondering whether there was anything in python or > web2py that make this technique particularly appropriate ? Being new to > python etc. I thought it worthwhile asking. > > The application that I have in mind has a number of one to many and a few > many to many relationships and in a number of cases I will want to use a > combined form with both the 'one' and one or some of the 'many' (perhaps > on > a tabbed layout, or scrollable perhaps) almost certainly using Ajax to > deal > with the different parts of the page. > > It is interesting to look at the different frameworks and see the > different > emphasis that each one has, and to see if that does have far-reaching > consequences, it's worthwhile spending a little time to try to make the > right choice. > > thanks > > graham > > > -- Resources: - http://web2py.com - http://web2py.com/book (Documentation) - http://github.com/web2py/web2py (Source code) - https://code.google.com/p/web2py/issues/list (Report Issues) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
