Ticket #12856: bound-field-required.diff

django/forms/forms.py

@@ -502 +502 @@
         return self.field.widget.is_hidden
     is_hidden = property(_is_hidden)
 
+    def _required(self):
+        "Returns True if this BoundField's field is required."
+        return self.field.required
+    required = property(_required)
+
     def _auto_id(self):
         """
         Calculates and returns the ID attribute for this BoundField, if the

tests/regressiontests/forms/forms.py

@@ -1739 +1739 @@
 <input type="submit" />
 </form>
 
+Use form.[field].required to identify required fields.
+>>> class OptionalPersonForm(Form):
+...     first_name = CharField()
+...     last_name = CharField()
+...     nick_name = CharField(required=False)
+>>> t = Template('<p class="{% if field.required %}required{% else %}optional{% endif %}"><label>{{ field.label }}: {{ field }}</label></p>')
+>>> for boundfield in OptionalPersonForm(auto_id=False):
+...     print t.render(Context({'field': boundfield}))
+<p class="required"><label>First name: <input type="text" name="first_name" /></label></p>
+<p class="required"><label>Last name: <input type="text" name="last_name" /></label></p>
+<p class="optional"><label>Nick name: <input type="text" name="nick_name" /></label></p>
 
 # The empty_permitted attribute ##############################################