A key_name controller module to collect all of the name...() functions that
compose Model entity key names, plus some minor changes to other controller
modules to illustrate the proposed use.
Patch by: Todd Larsen
Review by: Pawel Solyga
Review URL: http://codereviews.googleopensourceprograms.com/804
Review URL: http://codereviews.googleopensourceprograms.com/804
"""
21. Specifying 'choices' for a field
Most fields take a ``choices`` parameter, which should be a tuple of tuples
specifying which are the valid values for that field.
For each field that has ``choices``, a model instance gets a
``get_fieldname_display()`` method, where ``fieldname`` is the name of the
field. This method returns the "human-readable" value of the field.
"""
from django.db import models
GENDER_CHOICES = (
('M', 'Male'),
('F', 'Female'),
)
class Person(models.Model):
name = models.CharField(maxlength=20)
gender = models.CharField(maxlength=1, choices=GENDER_CHOICES)
def __str__(self):
return self.name
__test__ = {'API_TESTS':"""
>>> a = Person(name='Adrian', gender='M')
>>> a.save()
>>> s = Person(name='Sara', gender='F')
>>> s.save()
>>> a.gender
'M'
>>> s.gender
'F'
>>> a.get_gender_display()
'Male'
>>> s.get_gender_display()
'Female'
"""}