Formsets make life easier when it comes to dealing with multiple forms of the same type on the same page. In this episode we will show you how to set them up, and the basics of how to save that data to the database. It is not much different from dealing with single forms.
views.py
from django.shortcuts import *
from django.template import RequestContext
from django.forms.formsets import formset_factory
from contact.forms import *
def interview(request):
QuestionFormSet = formset_factory(QuestionForm, extra=5)
if request.method == "POST":
formset = QuestionFormSet(request.POST)
if(formset.is_valid()):
message = "Thank you"
for form in formset:
print form
form.save()
else:
message = "Something went wrong"
return render_to_response('contact/interview.html',
{'message': message},
context_instance=RequestContext(request))
else:
return render_to_response('contact/interview.html',
{'formset': QuestionFormSet()},
context_instance=RequestContext(request))
{% extends "base.html" %}
{% block content %}
You only get 5 questions so ask wisely.
{% if message %}
{{ messsage }}
{% endif %}
<div>
<form action="/interview/" method="post">{% csrf_token %}
{{ formset.management_form }}
{% for form in formset %}
{{ form.as_p }}
{% endfor %}
<input type="submit" value="Submit Questions" />
</form>
</div>
{% endblock %}