""" 30. Object pagination Django provides a framework for paginating a list of objects in a few lines of code. This is often useful for dividing search results or long lists of objects into easily readable pages. """ from django.db import models class Article(models.Model): headline = models.CharField(maxlength=100, default='Default headline') pub_date = models.DateTimeField() def __str__(self): return self.headline __test__ = {'API_TESTS':""" # prepare a list of objects for pagination >>> from datetime import datetime >>> for x in range(1, 10): ... a = Article(headline='Article %s' % x, pub_date=datetime(2005, 7, 29)) ... a.save() # create a basic paginator, 5 articles per page >>> from django.core.paginator import ObjectPaginator, InvalidPage >>> paginator = ObjectPaginator(Article.objects.all(), 5) # the paginator knows how many hits and pages it contains >>> paginator.hits 9 >>> paginator.pages 2 # get the first page (zero-based) >>> paginator.get_page(0) [, , , , ] # get the second page >>> paginator.get_page(1) [, , , ] # does the first page have a next or previous page? >>> paginator.has_next_page(0) True >>> paginator.has_previous_page(0) False # check the second page >>> paginator.has_next_page(1) False >>> paginator.has_previous_page(1) True >>> paginator.first_on_page(0) 1 >>> paginator.first_on_page(1) 6 >>> paginator.last_on_page(0) 5 >>> paginator.last_on_page(1) 9 # Add a few more records to test out the orphans feature. >>> for x in range(10, 13): ... Article(headline="Article %s" % x, pub_date=datetime(2006, 10, 6)).save() # With orphans set to 3 and 10 items per page, we should get all 12 items on a single page: >>> paginator = ObjectPaginator(Article.objects.all(), 10, orphans=3) >>> paginator.pages 1 # With orphans only set to 1, we should get two pages: >>> paginator = ObjectPaginator(Article.objects.all(), 10, orphans=1) >>> paginator.pages 2 """}