Forms docs: More emphasis in 'id' value customizability.
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.. _ref-forms-api-configuring-label:
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.. _ref-forms-api-configuring-label:
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Configuring HTML ``<label>`` tags
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Configuring form elements' HTML ``id`` attributes and ``<label>`` tags
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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An HTML ``<label>`` tag designates which label text is associated with which
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.. attribute:: Form.auto_id
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form element. This small enhancement makes forms more usable and more accessible
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to assistive devices. It's always a good idea to use ``<label>`` tags.
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By default, the form rendering methods include HTML ``id`` attributes on the
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By default, the form rendering methods include:
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form elements and corresponding ``<label>`` tags around the labels. The ``id``
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attribute values are generated by prepending ``id_`` to the form field names.
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This behavior is configurable, though, if you want to change the ``id``
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convention or remove HTML ``id`` attributes and ``<label>`` tags entirely.
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Use the ``auto_id`` argument to the ``Form`` constructor to control the label
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* HTML ``id`` attributes on the form elements.
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and ``id`` behavior. This argument must be ``True``, ``False`` or a string.
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* The corresponding ``<label>`` tags around the labels. An HTML ``<label>`` tag
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designates which label text is associated with which form element. This small
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enhancement makes forms more usable and more accessible to assistive devices.
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It's always a good idea to use ``<label>`` tags.
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The ``id`` attribute values are generated by prepending ``id_`` to the form
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field names. This behavior is configurable, though, if you want to change the
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``id`` convention or remove HTML ``id`` attributes and ``<label>`` tags
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entirely.
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Use the ``auto_id`` argument to the ``Form`` constructor to control the ``id``
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and label behavior. This argument must be ``True``, ``False`` or a string.
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If ``auto_id`` is ``False``, then the form output will not include ``<label>``
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If ``auto_id`` is ``False``, then the form output will not include ``<label>``
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tags nor ``id`` attributes::
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tags nor ``id`` attributes::
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The default ``label_suffix`` is translatable.
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The default ``label_suffix`` is translatable.
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It's possible to customize that character, or omit it entirely, using the
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It's possible to customize that character, or omit it entirely, using the
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``label_suffix`` parameter::
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``label_suffix`` parameter::
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>>> f = ContactForm(auto_id='id_for_%s', label_suffix='')
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>>> f = ContactForm(auto_id='id_for_%s', label_suffix='')
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>>> print(f.as_ul())
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>>> print(f.as_ul())
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