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Python

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

What error_css_class can do that custom form attributes can't?

Whether I use:

class MyForm(forms.Form):
    error_css_class = 'my_css_style'

or

class MyForm(forms.Form):
    my_custom_css_class = 'my_css_style'

The result is the same when I use it in my template file.

My question is what is the point of having a reserved keyword (like error_css_class) for a from attribute when we can actually use any name to achieve the same thing?

Does error_css_class save us from doing any extra work?

I've read the docs about error_css_class but I couldn't find a reply to my question there.