[1.9.x] Fixed #21894 -- Corrected a form.clean() example in case a superclass doesn't return data.

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Tim Graham 2015-10-21 13:50:48 -04:00
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@ -371,16 +371,24 @@ example::
In this code, if the validation error is raised, the form will display an
error message at the top of the form (normally) describing the problem.
Note that the call to ``super(ContactForm, self).clean()`` in the example code
ensures that any validation logic in parent classes is maintained.
The call to ``super(ContactForm, self).clean()`` in the example code ensures
that any validation logic in parent classes is maintained. If your form
inherits another that doesn't return a ``cleaned_data`` dictionary in its
``clean()`` method (doing so is optional), then don't assign ``cleaned_data``
to the result of the ``super()`` call and use ``self.cleaned_data`` instead::
The second approach might involve assigning the error message to one of the
fields. In this case, let's assign an error message to both the "subject" and
"cc_myself" rows in the form display. Be careful when doing this in practice,
since it can lead to confusing form output. We're showing what is possible
here and leaving it up to you and your designers to work out what works
effectively in your particular situation. Our new code (replacing the previous
sample) looks like this::
def clean(self):
super(ContactForm, self).clean()
cc_myself = self.cleaned_data.get("cc_myself")
...
The second approach for reporting validation errors might involve assigning the
error message to one of the fields. In this case, let's assign an error message
to both the "subject" and "cc_myself" rows in the form display. Be careful when
doing this in practice, since it can lead to confusing form output. We're
showing what is possible here and leaving it up to you and your designers to
work out what works effectively in your particular situation. Our new code
(replacing the previous sample) looks like this::
from django import forms