diff --git a/django/newforms/forms.py b/django/newforms/forms.py
index 393f576dca..4bc6173249 100644
--- a/django/newforms/forms.py
+++ b/django/newforms/forms.py
@@ -80,9 +80,15 @@ class Form(object):
output.append(u'
%s
' % self.non_field_errors())
for name, field in self.fields.items():
bf = BoundField(self, field, name)
- if bf.errors:
- output.append(u'
%s
' % bf.errors)
- output.append(u'
%s
%s
' % (bf.label_tag(escape(bf.verbose_name+':')), bf))
+ if bf.is_hidden:
+ if bf.errors:
+ new_errors = ErrorList(['(Hidden field %s) %s' % (name, e) for e in bf.errors])
+ output.append(u'
' % self.non_field_errors())
for name, field in self.fields.items():
bf = BoundField(self, field, name)
- line = u'
'
- if bf.errors:
- line += str(bf.errors)
- line += u'%s %s
' % (bf.label_tag(escape(bf.verbose_name+':')), bf)
- output.append(line)
+ if bf.is_hidden:
+ if bf.errors:
+ new_errors = ErrorList(['(Hidden field %s) %s' % (name, e) for e in bf.errors])
+ output.append(u'
' % (bf.errors, bf.label_tag(escape(bf.verbose_name+':')), bf))
return u'\n'.join(output)
def non_field_errors(self):
@@ -222,6 +230,11 @@ class BoundField(object):
contents = '' % (widget.id_for_label(id_), contents)
return contents
+ def _is_hidden(self):
+ "Returns True if this BoundField's widget is hidden."
+ return self._field.widget.is_hidden
+ is_hidden = property(_is_hidden)
+
def _auto_id(self):
"""
Calculates and returns the ID attribute for this BoundField, if the
diff --git a/django/newforms/widgets.py b/django/newforms/widgets.py
index 51bbaf0896..a7764b8dc5 100644
--- a/django/newforms/widgets.py
+++ b/django/newforms/widgets.py
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ flatatt = lambda attrs: u''.join([u' %s="%s"' % (k, escape(v)) for k, v in attrs
class Widget(object):
requires_data_list = False # Determines whether render()'s 'value' argument should be a list.
+ is_hidden = False # Determines whether this corresponds to an .
+
def __init__(self, attrs=None):
self.attrs = attrs or {}
@@ -76,6 +78,7 @@ class PasswordInput(Input):
class HiddenInput(Input):
input_type = 'hidden'
+ is_hidden = True
class FileInput(Input):
input_type = 'file'
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/forms/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/forms/tests.py
index bfa9d07237..2fb468ace2 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/forms/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/forms/tests.py
@@ -1689,6 +1689,56 @@ subclass' __init__().
Last name:
Birthday:
+HiddenInput widgets are displayed differently in the as_table() and as_ul()
+output of a Form -- their verbose names are not displayed, and a separate
+
/
is not displayed.
+>>> class Person(Form):
+... first_name = CharField()
+... last_name = CharField()
+... hidden_text = CharField(widget=HiddenInput)
+... birthday = DateField()
+>>> p = Person()
+>>> print p
+
First name:
+
Last name:
+
+
Birthday:
+>>> print p.as_ul()
+
First name:
+
Last name:
+
+
Birthday:
+
+With auto_id set, a HiddenInput still gets an ID, but it doesn't get a label.
+>>> p = Person(auto_id='id_%s')
+>>> print p
+
+
+
+
+>>> print p.as_ul()
+
+
+
+
+
+If a field with a HiddenInput has errors, the as_table() and as_ul() output
+will include the error message(s) with the text "(Hidden field [fieldname]) "
+prepended.
+>>> p = Person({'first_name': 'John', 'last_name': 'Lennon', 'birthday': '1940-10-9'})
+>>> print p
+
First name:
+
Last name:
+
(Hidden field hidden_text) This field is required.
+
+
Birthday:
+>>> print p.as_ul()
+
First name:
+
Last name:
+
(Hidden field hidden_text) This field is required.
+
+
Birthday:
+
A Form's fields are displayed in the same order in which they were defined.
>>> class TestForm(Form):
... field1 = CharField()