diff -r 5ff1fc726848 -r c6bca38c1cbf parts/django/tests/modeltests/get_latest/models.py --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/parts/django/tests/modeltests/get_latest/models.py Sat Jan 08 11:20:57 2011 +0530 @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +""" +8. get_latest_by + +Models can have a ``get_latest_by`` attribute, which should be set to the name +of a ``DateField`` or ``DateTimeField``. If ``get_latest_by`` exists, the +model's manager will get a ``latest()`` method, which will return the latest +object in the database according to that field. "Latest" means "having the date +farthest into the future." +""" + +from django.db import models + +class Article(models.Model): + headline = models.CharField(max_length=100) + pub_date = models.DateField() + expire_date = models.DateField() + class Meta: + get_latest_by = 'pub_date' + + def __unicode__(self): + return self.headline + +class Person(models.Model): + name = models.CharField(max_length=30) + birthday = models.DateField() + + # Note that this model doesn't have "get_latest_by" set. + + def __unicode__(self): + return self.name