Question

I have two forms, where a user can change his name and change his password. I am having difficulty of saving a ‘success message’ based upon which field is saved. This is what I currently have —

def account(request):
    message = '' ###
    change_name_form = ChangeNameForm(data=request.POST or None, instance=request.user)
    change_password_form = PasswordChangeForm(data=request.POST or None, user = request.user)
    if "change_name" in request.POST and change_name_form.is_valid():
        change_name_form.save()
        message = 'Your name has been changed.' ###
        return redirect('.')
    if "change_password" in request.POST and change_password_form.is_valid():
        change_password_form.save()
        message = 'Your password has been changed.' ###
        return redirect('.')
    return render_to_response('userprofile/account.html',{'message': message,...})

How would I go about saving a different message based upon which form is filled out?

Answer 1

Try removing the redirects, and make sure to check for POST, generally you only handle the form processing if it’s a POST request. Make sure the pass the forms to the template.

def account(request):
    message = ''
    change_name_form = ChangeNameForm(data=request.POST or None, instance=request.user)
    change_password_form = PasswordChangeForm(data=request.POST or None, user = request.user)
    if request.method == "POST":
        if "change_name" in request.POST and change_name_form.is_valid():
            change_name_form.save()
            message = 'Your name has been changed.' ###
        if "change_password" in request.POST and change_password_form.is_valid():
            change_password_form.save()
            message = 'Your password has been changed.' ###
    return render_to_response('userprofile/account.html',{'message': message,...})