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@ -642,12 +642,12 @@ your function. Example::
"Converts a string into all lowercase" "Converts a string into all lowercase"
return value.lower() return value.lower()
Template filters which expect strings Template filters that expect strings
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If you're writing a template filter which only expects a string as the first If you're writing a template filter that only expects a string as the first
argument, you should use the included decorator ``stringfilter``. This will argument, you should use the decorator ``stringfilter``. This will
convert an object to it's string value before being passed to your function:: convert an object to its string value before being passed to your function::
from django.template.defaultfilters import stringfilter from django.template.defaultfilters import stringfilter
@ -655,6 +655,10 @@ convert an object to it's string value before being passed to your function::
def lower(value): def lower(value):
return value.lower() return value.lower()
This way, you'll be able to pass, say, an integer to this filter, and it
won't cause an ``AttributeError`` (because integers don't have ``lower()``
methods).
Registering a custom filters Registering a custom filters
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~