Django Templating Templating in Class Based Views
Example
You can pass data to a template in a custom variable.
In your views.py:
from django.views.generic import TemplateView
from MyProject.myapp.models import Item
class ItemView(TemplateView):
template_name = "item.html"
def items(self):
""" Get all Items """
return Item.objects.all()
def certain_items(self):
""" Get certain Items """
return Item.objects.filter(model_field="certain")
def categories(self):
""" Get categories related to this Item """
return Item.objects.get(slug=self.kwargs['slug']).categories.all()
A simple list in your item.html:
{% for item in view.items %}
<ul>
<li>{{ item }}</li>
</ul>
{% endfor %}
You can also retrieve additional properties of the data.
Assuming your model Item has a name field:
{% for item in view.certain_items %}
<ul>
<li>{{ item.name }}</li>
</ul>
{% endfor %}
