How To Assign A Value To A Django Form Field In The Template?

I was wondering how you can assign a value to a django form field in the template. I know that there is other ways to assign an initial value in django, but I need to assign the va

Solution 1:

you do it in Python, which can then be available to the HTML form or generator

in forms.py you can set the initial property to define the default value of the field.

ex: name = forms.CharField(initial='class')

or dynamically in views.py you can use a dict.

ex: f = CommentForm(initial={'name': 'instance'})

Once available within the form instance you can use {{ form.field.value }} in your HTML or automatically with a generator

Extended reference: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.10/ref/forms/api/#s-dynamic-initial-values

Solution 2:

You could render the form out manually field by field but then render all other fields using Django template interpolation, but your hidden field you can render manually. e.g.

{% for thing in things %}
  <p> {{ thing.content }} </p>
  <!-- Reply form -->
  <form FORM_PARAMS_HERE >
    <div class="form-row">
        {{ form.other_form_field.errors }}
        {{ form.other_form_field.label_tag }} {{ form.other_form_field }}
    </div>
    ... (more form rows)
    <div class="form-row">
        <input type="hidden" name="replyingto" id="replyingto_id" value="{{ thing.number }}">
        <input type="text" label="Reply"></input>
    </div>
  </form>
{% endfor %}

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