Question

I like the convenient output form method {{ form.as_ul }} but is there a way I can still continue to use it but capture all the errors upfront instead of displaying the error just above each field.

I understand that there are ways to loop through each form element and so on as mentioned in django docs but I want to continue to utilize the capability of form.as_ul() except get control over error display.

Answer 1

Solved this problem by using Reusable Form Templates.

Its simple…

1. Create a reusable template with the following code snippets based on your need.

2. If you want to display all errors right at the top of the form…

   {% if form %}
       {% if form.errors %}
            {% for field in form %}
                 {{field.errors}}
            {% endfor %}
       {% endif %}
       {% for field in form %}
            <li>{{ field.label_tag }}: {{ field }}</li>
       {% endfor %}
   {% endif %}
   

3. If you want to display all errors right after each form field without the default html elements around error use…

   {% for field in form %}
       {{ field.label_tag }}: {{ field }}
       {% for error in field.errors %}{{ error }}{% endfor %}
   {% endfor %}
   

4. Used the second template and created a Inclusion Tag