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Python Django Forms Forms Using and Creating Validators

Aimn Blbol
Aimn Blbol
10,352 Points
Posted by Aimn Blbol
Aimn Blbol
10,352 Points

message error

Hi How did the message from this line go to the top of the page:

honypot = forms.CharField( required = False, widget = forms.HiddenInput, validators = [validators.MaxLengthValidator(0)])

In my base.html, I am trying to catch messages but I am not getting the message from the validator. This is what I have in base.html:

{% if messages %}
  {% for message in messages %}
    <div class="container-fluid">
      {% if message.tags == 'error' %}
        <div class="alert alert-danger alert-dismissible" role="alert">
      {% elif message.tags == 'success' %}
        <div class="alert alert-success alert-dismissible" role="alert">
      {% endif %}
        <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="alert" aria-label="Close"><span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span></button>
          {{ message }}
        </div>
    </div>
  {% endfor %}
{% endif %}

1 Answer

Haydar Al-Rikabi
Haydar Al-Rikabi
5,971 Points
Haydar Al-Rikabi
Haydar Al-Rikabi
5,971 Points

By default, each validation error appears on top of its related form field.

In order to style this error, use the following format in your template file:

{% for field in form %} # 'form' is the context data passed from your views.py
    {% if field.errors %}
        {% for error in field.errors %}
            <div class="your_css_style">
                {{ error }}
            </div>
        {% endfor %}
    {% endif %}
{% endfor %}