You can use SQLFORM.factory and still have complete control over the form layout/appearance -- see http://web2py.com/book/default/chapter/07#Custom-forms.
But if you want to access any of the SQLFORM widgets independently, they are of the form SQLFORM.widgets.[field type].widget -- see http://web2py.com/book/default/chapter/07#Widgets. Anthony On Tuesday, September 27, 2011 11:52:43 AM UTC-4, Matt wrote: > > On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 11:49 AM, Anthony <abas...@gmail.com> wrote: > > In Field(), represent defaults to None -- you have to specify a represent > > function of your own. > > Anthony > > > > Ah, I see. Is there a way to leverage the representations defined in > SQLFORM.factory for this? SQLFORM.factory worked to a certain degree > for my needs, but it also did not give me much freedom to design the > view the way I wanted. Instead, I've ended up creating this "model" > with the fields that I want, and I'm placing them one by one in the > view. The actual "widgets" that were rendered by SQLFORM.factory were > just fine - so can I use those somehow? > > Matt > > > On Tuesday, September 27, 2011 11:46:58 AM UTC-4, Matt wrote: > >> > >> On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 11:41 AM, Anthony <aba...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > Do you need the field's widget or it's represent (they're two > different > >> > things)? Note, the represent attribute is a function/callable (usually > a > >> > lambda) that takes a value (and optionally a record), so if you want > to > >> > use > >> > it directly, you have to call it and pass a value to it. > >> > {{=A.B.represent(your_value, optional_record)}} > >> > Would be similar for the widget. > >> > Anthony > >> > > >> > >> From what I read in the source, I determined that was how to do it. > >> However, when I try to call represent that way I'm getting an error > >> that the 'NoneType' object is not callable. > >> > >> This is what I've got: > >> > >> model: > >> class Test: > >> name = Field('name', 'string') > >> > >> view: > >> {{=terminal.name.represent("test")}} > >> > >> Matt > >> > >> > On Tuesday, September 27, 2011 11:19:08 AM UTC-4, Matt wrote: > >> >> > >> >> Hello, > >> >> Is there a way to specify a value for the representation of a > Field > >> >> object? I have a class (lets call it A) with a Field object member > >> >> variable (lets call it B), in my view I call {{=A.B.represent}} in > >> >> order to display the default widget for this field. I would like to > >> >> "fill" that widget with a value as well, is that possible? > >> >> > >> >> Matt > >> > > > > >
