Key points is:
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generated
FormSet
s withinforms.py
usinginlineformset_factory
:BookImageFormSet = inlineformset_factory(BookForm, BookImage, extra=2) BookPageFormSet = inlineformset_factory(BookForm, BookPage, extra=5)
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returned the
FormSet
s within aCreateView
class inviews.py
:def get_context_data(self, **kwargs): context = super(BookCreateView, self).get_context_data(**kwargs) if self.request.POST: context['bookimage_form'] = BookImageFormSet(self.request.POST) context['bookpage_form'] = BookPageFormSet(self.request.POST) else: context['bookimage_form'] = BookImageFormSet() context['bookpage_form'] = BookPageFormSet() return context
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Used
form_valid
to save the form and formset:def form_valid(self, form): context = self.get_context_data() bookimage_form = context['bookimage_formset'] bookpage_form = context['bookpage_formset'] if bookimage_form.is_valid() and bookpage_form.is_valid(): self.object = form.save() bookimage_form.instance = self.object bookimage_form.save() bookpage_form.instance = self.object bookpage_form.save() return HttpResponseRedirect('thanks/') else: return self.render_to_response(self.get_context_data(form=form))