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Created December 23, 2011 13:32
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Easy Django ModelForm widget placeholder
#
# This code inserts the placeholder attribute, using the field's label,
# for all TextInput, Textarea, DateInput, DateTimeInput, TimeInput widgets
# of your ModelForm
#
class MyForm(forms.ModelForm):
class Meta:
model = MyModel
def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
super(MyForm, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
for key, field in self.fields.items():
if isinstance(field.widget, forms.TextInput) or \
isinstance(field.widget, forms.Textarea) or \
isinstance(field.widget, forms.DateInput) or \
isinstance(field.widget, forms.DateTimeInput) or \
isinstance(field.widget, forms.TimeInput):
field.widget.attrs.update({'placeholder': field.label})
@Lofi-Bytes
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Thanks!

@sunjoomoon
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Many thanks, you saved a bunch of my hair.

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