how to get selected value from checkbox into views.py and convert into excel?
Question:
index.html
<form method="GET">
<div class="form-row">
<div class="custom-control custom-checkbox mb-10 popup-sec-chk">
<input class="custom-control-input form-control inputfld" type="checkbox" id="date_inquiry" name="excelfields[]" value="dateofInquiry">
<label class="custom-control-label" for="date_inquiry">Date of Inquiry</label>
</div>
<div class="custom-control custom-checkbox mb-10 popup-sec-chk">
<input class="custom-control-input inputfld" type="checkbox" id="callers_name" name="excelfields[]" value="Callers name">
<label class="custom-control-label" for="callers_name">Caller's Info</label>
</div>
</div>
<div class="modal-footer">
<a type="submit" href="{% url 'excelExport' %}" class="btn btn-primary" >Select</a>
</div>
</form>
views.py
def excelExport(request):
try:
if request.method == 'GET':
checkedField = request.GET.getlist('excelfields[]')
print("Checked list data ====== ", checkedField)
return HttpResponseRedirect('home')
except Exception as e:
print("Exception =", e)
return render(request, 'home.html')
Print Output:-
Checked list data ====== []
I’m working on a Django project where i want to do export in excel the selected data from checkbox.
Right now I’m able to do export into excel but getting all the data, instead i want the selected data which i will select from the checkbox.
Answers:
<form method="GET">
<div class="form-row">
<div class="custom-control custom-checkbox mb-10 popup-sec-chk">
<input class="custom-control-input form-control inputfld" type="checkbox" id="date_inquiry" name="excelfields[]" value="dateofInquiry">
<label class="custom-control-label" for="date_inquiry">Date of Inquiry</label>
</div>
<div class="custom-control custom-checkbox mb-10 popup-sec-chk">
<input class="custom-control-input inputfld" type="checkbox" id="callers_name" name="excelfields[]" value="Callers name">
<label class="custom-control-label" for="callers_name">Caller's Info</label>
</div>
</div>
<div class="modal-footer">
**<button type="submit" href="#" class="btn btn-primary" >Select</button>**
</div>
</form>
I just have to change the tag from a(anchor tag) to button and it worked for me.
index.html
<form method="GET">
<div class="form-row">
<div class="custom-control custom-checkbox mb-10 popup-sec-chk">
<input class="custom-control-input form-control inputfld" type="checkbox" id="date_inquiry" name="excelfields[]" value="dateofInquiry">
<label class="custom-control-label" for="date_inquiry">Date of Inquiry</label>
</div>
<div class="custom-control custom-checkbox mb-10 popup-sec-chk">
<input class="custom-control-input inputfld" type="checkbox" id="callers_name" name="excelfields[]" value="Callers name">
<label class="custom-control-label" for="callers_name">Caller's Info</label>
</div>
</div>
<div class="modal-footer">
<a type="submit" href="{% url 'excelExport' %}" class="btn btn-primary" >Select</a>
</div>
</form>
views.py
def excelExport(request):
try:
if request.method == 'GET':
checkedField = request.GET.getlist('excelfields[]')
print("Checked list data ====== ", checkedField)
return HttpResponseRedirect('home')
except Exception as e:
print("Exception =", e)
return render(request, 'home.html')
Print Output:-
Checked list data ====== []
I’m working on a Django project where i want to do export in excel the selected data from checkbox.
Right now I’m able to do export into excel but getting all the data, instead i want the selected data which i will select from the checkbox.
<form method="GET">
<div class="form-row">
<div class="custom-control custom-checkbox mb-10 popup-sec-chk">
<input class="custom-control-input form-control inputfld" type="checkbox" id="date_inquiry" name="excelfields[]" value="dateofInquiry">
<label class="custom-control-label" for="date_inquiry">Date of Inquiry</label>
</div>
<div class="custom-control custom-checkbox mb-10 popup-sec-chk">
<input class="custom-control-input inputfld" type="checkbox" id="callers_name" name="excelfields[]" value="Callers name">
<label class="custom-control-label" for="callers_name">Caller's Info</label>
</div>
</div>
<div class="modal-footer">
**<button type="submit" href="#" class="btn btn-primary" >Select</button>**
</div>
</form>
I just have to change the tag from a(anchor tag) to button and it worked for me.