Default Modelform field value initially set

Question

Im trying to specify a default value for my form field domainNm when the form is initially loaded.

I have: form

   class SubmitDomain(ModelForm):
        class Meta:
            model = Tld #Create form based off Model for Tld
            fields = ['domainNm',]

    def clean_domainNm(self):
        cleanedDomainName = self.cleaned_data.get('domainNm')
        if Tld.objects.filter(domainNm=cleanedDomainName).exists():
            errorMsg = u"Sorry that domain is not available."
            raise ValidationError(errorMsg)
        else:
            return cleanedDomainName

    ## This creates the form.
    form = SubmitDomain()

Model

class Tld(models.Model):
    domainNm = models.CharField( )   #add a call in here?

I tried searching google a lot before posting this, but cannot seem to find an example of something so basic.

Any help is much appreciated. Thanks.

I believe you can find your answer here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/604266/django-set-default-form-values — Rodrigo Guedes, Aug 02 '13 at 14:25

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 02 '13 at 14:26

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class SubmitDomain(ModelForm):
    domainNm = forms.CharField(initial=u'Initial value')
    class Meta:
        model = Tld #Create form based off Model for Tld
        fields = ['domainNm',]

answered Aug 02 '13 at 14:26

CJ4

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I was trying this "initial" ,but it wasn't working, must have been doing something wrong here. Thanks! – CodeTalk Aug 02 '13 at 14:37

Default Modelform field value initially set

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