Ticket #5126: initial-default.diff

django/newforms/models.py

@@ -77 +77 @@
-    determining the formfield for a given database field. It's a callable that
-    takes a database Field instance and returns a form Field instance.
-    """
+    from django.db.models.fields import NOT_PROVIDED
+    
-    opts = model._meta
-    field_list = []
-    for f in opts.fields + opts.many_to_many:
@@ -86 +88 @@
-            continue
-        formfield = formfield_callback(f)
-        if formfield:
+            # Set the initial form field value based on the model field's default value.
+            if f.default != NOT_PROVIDED:
+                formfield.initial = f.default
-            field_list.append((f.name, formfield))
-    base_fields = SortedDictFromList(field_list)
-    return type(opts.object_name + 'Form', (form,),