Renamed tag for latest version to match the app.yaml version entry.
Thanks to Madhusudan C.S. for noticing this.
"""
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'
"""}