In Django I have a form that allow the user to filter objects in a database, this works great when the user chooses one value for parameter but I would like to allow multiple choices.
I've tried using checkbox or select multiple, both don't work. I've tried writing a view function with multiple if statement for every possible combination of choices, it works but it's definetely a bad practice. I'm reading the Django tutorial but still haven't found a solution for what I think it's a simple problem.
#my models.py
class Game(models.Model):
name = models.CharField(max_lenght=100)
platform = models.CharField(max_lenght=100)
is_free = models.BooleanField(default=True)
genre = models.CharField(max_lenght=100)
#my views.py
def index(request):
platform = request.GET.get('platform')
is_free = request.GET.get('is_free')
genre = request.GET.get('genre')
if platform is not None:
games = games.filter(platform=platform, is_free=is_free, genre=genre)
return render(request, 'index_games.html', {'games': games})
/*this is index_games*/
{% extends 'base.html' %}
{% block content %}
<h1>Games</h1>
<form method="get" action="/games/">
<h5>Choose platform</h5>
/*only one choice is allowed here*/
<select name="platform">
<option value='PS4'>PS4</option>
<option value="XBOX">XBOX</option>
<option value='Switch'>Switch</option>
</select>
/*here's the problem, multiple choices should be allowed for is_free and genre
but are not*/
<h5>Free to Play?</h5><br/>
<input type="checkbox" name="is_free" value="True" checked>Free<br/>
<input type="checkbox" name="is_free" value="False">For sale<br/>
<h5>Genre</h5>
<input type="checkbox" name="genre" value="Shooter">Shooter<br/>
<input type="checkbox" name="genre" value="Adventure">Adventure<br/>
<input type="checkbox" name="genre" value="Strategy">Strategy<br/>
<hr/>
</form>
<div class="row">
{% for game in games %}
<h1>{{game.name}}
{% endfor %}
</div>
{% endblock %}
Even if multiple checkbox are checked only the results that match the last value checked are returned. I think the problem is caused by giving the same name at different input (e.g: name="genre" repeated for multiple input), so I tried naming those genre1, genre2, genre3 and rewriting like this:
def index(request):
platform = request.GET.get('platform')
is_free = request.GET.get('is_free')
genre = request.GET.get('genre')
if platform is not None:
games = games.filter(platform=platform, is_free=is_free, genre=genre1, genre2, genre3)
return render(request, 'index_games.html', {'games': games})
but I get "unresolved reference" error. Any help or suggestions are greatly appreciated thanks.
