Split edit and create into different methods
This makes removes unneeded responsibility from the edit view and
makes it possible to more tightly restrict the usage of the edit and
create views to only creating/editing.
Patch by: Sverre Rabbelier
"""
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'
"""}