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Django: template display value from many to many through table


I have 3 models and I'm trying to acces and display datas from the "through" table on a many-to-many relation (Django).

I try to display 3 things :

  • the artwork image,
  • the translation language used
  • the translated name of the artwork

I'm failling to do the last one. It it from the "through" link of the many to many relation); any idea ?

Models.py :

class Language(models.Model):
    LANG = (
        ('FR', 'FR'),
        ('EN', 'EN'),
    )
    lang_selected = models.CharField(max_length=3, choices=LANG, verbose_name='Availlable language')

    def __str__(self):
        return self.lang_selected 

class Artwork(models.Model):
    artwork_image = models.CharField(max_length=100, null=True, verbose_name="Artwork image")
    version = models.ManyToManyField(Language, through='Artwork_language', verbose_name="link artwork -> language")

    def __str__(self):
        return self.artwork_image

class Artwork_language(models.Model):
    Artwork = models.ForeignKey(Artwork, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
    Language = models.ForeignKey(Language, on_delete=models.CASCADE)

    artwork_name = models.CharField(max_length=100, null=True, verbose_name="Artwork name")

    def __str__(self):
        return str(self.Artwork) + " translated to " + str(self.Language)

views.py

class Accueil(TemplateView):
    template_name = 'isa/accueil.html'

    def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
        context = super().get_context_data(**kwargs)

        context['artwork'] = Artwork.objects.all()
        context['language'] = Language.objects.all()
        context['artwork_language'] = Artwork_language.objects.all()

        return context

Template (accueil.html)

    <h1>Image  | Language translation | Translated name</h1>

{% for artwork in artwork %}
    Image : {{ artwork.artwork_image }} <br/>
        {% for lang in artwork.version.all %}
                Language translation :  {{ lang }}  <br/>
                Translated name :  {{ ### }}
                {% for i in lang.artwork_language %}
                {{ i.artwork_name }}
                {% endfor %}
                <br/>
        {% endfor %}

preview

I tried a lot of thing in the Translated name : {{ ### }} but nothing seem to work; am i totaly on the wrong road ?


Solution

  • As I said in the comment, you should follow the relationship to Artwork_language, and then the FK to Language from there:

    {% for artwork_lang in artwork.artwork_language_set.all %}
        Language translation :  {{ artwork_lang.Language }}  <br/>
        Translated name :  {{ artwork_lang.artwork_name }}
    {% endfor %}