[Grok-dev] Re: Multiple addforms with different default values

[Jan-Wijbrand Kolman]

Jan Ulrich Hasecke wrote:
> Jan Ulrich Hasecke <juhasecke at googlemail.com> writes:
> 
>> is it possible to add instances of a model with different default  values via
>> addform?
>>
>> Perhaps with a exception to grok.AutoFields?
> 
> Because nobody answers I try to give more details.
> 
> I have one model called animal. But when I add an animal I want to add an
> animal of a specific species, say an elephant. And I don't want the user to
> fill it out.
> 
> Is it possible to have a Addform called AddElephant which hands over some
> default values?
> 
> Something like this?
> 
>         form_fields = grok.AutoFields(IAnimal)
>         form_fields['specie'] = 'Elephant'

I think you could do:

   form_fields['specie'].get_rendered = lambda x: 'Elephant'

This will pre-populate the field with the "Elephant" value.

Hope this helps.


regards,
jw