thirdparty/google_appengine/lib/django/tests/modeltests/properties/models.py
author Madhusudan.C.S <madhusudancs@gmail.com>
Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:56:04 +0530
changeset 2782 3944749338d3
parent 109 620f9b141567
permissions -rwxr-xr-x
Dotted path to the views in URL patterns is changed to a params parameter. This change makes the URL mapping from URL to View method in patterns generic where the base package path is taken from the params['module_package'] value to support module system of Melange where inherited View classes override the params['module_package'] value to specify their own View methods.

"""
22. Using properties on models

Use properties on models just like on any other Python object.
"""

from django.db import models

class Person(models.Model):
    first_name = models.CharField(maxlength=30)
    last_name = models.CharField(maxlength=30)

    def _get_full_name(self):
        return "%s %s" % (self.first_name, self.last_name)

    def _set_full_name(self, combined_name):
        self.first_name, self.last_name = combined_name.split(' ', 1)

    full_name = property(_get_full_name)

    full_name_2 = property(_get_full_name, _set_full_name)

__test__ = {'API_TESTS':"""
>>> a = Person(first_name='John', last_name='Lennon')
>>> a.save()
>>> a.full_name
'John Lennon'

# The "full_name" property hasn't provided a "set" method.
>>> a.full_name = 'Paul McCartney'
Traceback (most recent call last):
    ...
AttributeError: can't set attribute

# But "full_name_2" has, and it can be used to initialise the class.
>>> a2 = Person(full_name_2 = 'Paul McCartney')
>>> a2.save()
>>> a2.first_name
'Paul'
"""}