""" File: widgets/__init__.py HTML4 Widget overrides """ from django.newforms.widgets import Input from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe from django.newforms.util import flatatt from django.utils.encoding import StrAndUnicode, force_unicode class HTML4Input(Input): input_type = None # Subclasses must define this. def render(self, name, value, attrs=None): if value is None: value = '' final_attrs = self.build_attrs(attrs, type=self.input_type, name=name) if value != '': # Only add the 'value' attribute if a value is non-empty. final_attrs['value'] = force_unicode(value) return mark_safe(u'' % flatatt(final_attrs)) class HTML4TextInput(HTML4Input): input_type = 'text' class HTML4PasswordInput(HTML4Input): input_type = 'password' class HTML4HiddenInput(HTML4Input): input_type = 'hidden' is_hidden = True class HTML4FileInput(HTML4Input): input_type = 'file' needs_multipart_form = True class HTML4DateTimeInput(HTML4Input): input_type = 'text' format = '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S' # '2006-10-25 14:30:59' """ File: myapp/forms.py Forms based on HTML4 widgets """ from django import newforms as forms from myproject import widgets class ThreadForm(forms.Form): subject = forms.CharField( max_length=150, widget=widgets.HTML4TextInput(attrs={'size': 60}), help_text="Something descriptive, maximum of 150 characters.") message = forms.CharField( widget=forms.Textarea(attrs={'cols': 60, 'rows': 10}), help_text="Use of Markdown syntax is available, no HTML tags allowed.")