These changes should have been in r620, but somehow I did not save them, or
saved over them with an old copy in the editor. Not sure...
"""
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'
"""}