Setting Django Form html id

Question

I've modified the django comment form and noticed that it does not output with an html id. How can I add an html id to the entire form?

I need the id so I can get the value of a radio select in jQuery.

EDIT: I've tried Matthew Schinckel's method below:

var output = $("input[name=rating]:checked").val();
$('#some_div').text(output).fadeIn(500);

This returns nothing.

Why do you need an id on the form? Also, you generally have to write the `
` tags yourself in django. — Matthew Schinckel, Jun 12 '12 at 02:34
I'd like to get the value of a radio select with jquery: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/596351/how-can-i-get-which-radio-is-selected-via-jquery — HighLife, Jun 12 '12 at 02:35
If the name of the tag is unique in the page, just use `$('input[name=radioName]:checked').val()`. — okm, Jun 12 '12 at 02:39
You don't need the form to have an id for that. This is rather an HTML/Javascript question than a Django question as far as I understand it. Could you post the HTML and tell radio you want ? Thanks in advance for putting some effort in your topic. — jpic, Jun 12 '12 at 02:39

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 12 '12 at 02:41

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Django does put the id of every form element in. You may be able to just use this in jQuery. Or, as okm suggested, use the name attribute.

$('input[name=radioName]:checked').val()

Or, using django's default naming:

$('#id_radioName').val()

(The id may differ if you have multiple forms/formsets on your page).

answered Jun 12 '12 at 02:41

Matthew Schinckel

I had trouble with this originally, but realized I was removing the form with jQuery before getting the radiobutton value. Thx – HighLife Jun 12 '12 at 04:41

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