[1.1.X] Fixed #11908 -- Clarified the role and usage of the ManagementForm in formsets. Thanks to timo for the draft patch.
Backport of r13222 from trunk. git-svn-id: http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/branches/releases/1.1.X@13227 bcc190cf-cafb-0310-a4f2-bffc1f526a37
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@ -123,10 +123,12 @@ the expected error message appears for the second item.
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Understanding the ManagementForm
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Understanding the ManagementForm
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You may have noticed the additional data that was required in the formset's
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You may have noticed the additional data (``form-TOTAL_FORMS`` and
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data above. This data is coming from the ``ManagementForm``. This form is
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``form-INITIAL_FORMS``) that was required in the formset's data above.
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dealt with internally to the formset. If you don't use it, it will result in
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This data is required for the ``ManagementForm``. This form is used by
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an exception::
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the formset to manage the collection of forms contained in the
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formset. If you don't provide this management data, an exception will
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be raised::
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>>> data = {
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>>> data = {
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... 'form-0-title': u'Test',
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... 'form-0-title': u'Test',
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@ -141,6 +143,11 @@ It is used to keep track of how many form instances are being displayed. If
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you are adding new forms via JavaScript, you should increment the count fields
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you are adding new forms via JavaScript, you should increment the count fields
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in this form as well.
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in this form as well.
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The management form is available as an attribute of the formset
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itself. When rendering a formset in a template, you can include all
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the management data by rendering ``{{ my_formset.management_form }}``
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(substituting the name of your formset as appropriate).
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.. versionadded:: 1.1
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.. versionadded:: 1.1
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``total_form_count`` and ``initial_form_count``
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``total_form_count`` and ``initial_form_count``
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