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Multi Choice Django Array Field
from django import forms
from django.contrib.postgres.fields import ArrayField
class ChoiceArrayField(ArrayField):
"""
A field that allows us to store an array of choices.
Uses Django 1.9's postgres ArrayField
and a MultipleChoiceField for its formfield.
Usage:
choices = ChoiceArrayField(models.CharField(max_length=...,
choices=(...,)),
default=[...])
"""
def formfield(self, **kwargs):
defaults = {
'form_class': forms.MultipleChoiceField,
'choices': self.base_field.choices,
}
defaults.update(kwargs)
# Skip our parent's formfield implementation completely as we don't
# care for it.
# pylint:disable=bad-super-call
return super(ArrayField, self).formfield(**defaults)
@andreasnuesslein
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Thanks everybody. using @anyidea 's solution. works nicely

@sam-ghosh
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Thanks this solution works very well

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