I'm new in Django3 and now I got a task to create custom error-messages text in default pop-out window of ModelForm. This window: default pop-out window, when I press submit button
Models.py
class Application_form_model(models.Model):
user_name = models.CharField(
max_length=30,
null=True
)
Forms.py
class ApplicationForm(forms.ModelForm):
class Meta:
model = Application_form_model
fields = (
'user_name',
)
widgets = {
'user_name': TextInput(
attrs={
'placeholder': 'Введіть ім\'я'
},
),
}
error_messages = {
'user_name': {
'required': _("Custom error message."),
},
}
views.py
def app_form(request):
formset = ApplicationForm(request.POST)
if formset.is_valid():
save_data = Application_form_model(
user_name=formset.cleaned_data['user_name'],
)
save_data.save()
return HttpResponseRedirect('')
return render(
request,
'application_form/application_form.html',
{
'formset': formset
}
)
Those messages are the default validation message of elements in HTML5. You may override it by calling the method setCustomValidity
.
widgets = {
'user_name': TextInput(
attrs={
'placeholder': 'Введіть ім\'я'
'oninvalid'="setCustomValidity('Show a custom error message')"
},
),
}