Ticket #4737: diff.txt

File diff.txt, 3.7 KB (added by Lllama, 17 years ago)

Patch to docs for splitting model options into two categories

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1Index: docs/model-api.txt
2===================================================================
3--- docs/model-api.txt (revision 5490)
4+++ docs/model-api.txt (working copy)
5@@ -471,8 +471,15 @@
6 Field options
7 -------------
8
9-The following arguments are available to all field types. All are optional.
10+All field types can take a number of options. These are split into two main
11+categories: those affecting how the field is represented in the database, and
12+those affecting the field's display and validation.
13
14+Field option affecting validation are only used by components which recognise
15+them, i.e. the admin interface and the form component.
16+
17+### Database Options
18+
19 ``null``
20 ~~~~~~~~
21
22@@ -492,6 +499,48 @@
23 possible values for "no data;" Django convention is to use the empty
24 string, not ``NULL``.
25
26+``db_column``
27+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
28+
29+The name of the database column to use for this field. If this isn't given,
30+Django will use the field's name.
31+
32+If your database column name is an SQL reserved word, or contains
33+characters that aren't allowed in Python variable names -- notably, the
34+hyphen -- that's OK. Django quotes column and table names behind the
35+scenes.
36+
37+``db_index``
38+~~~~~~~~~~~~
39+
40+If ``True``, ``django-admin.py sqlindexes`` will output a ``CREATE INDEX``
41+statement for this field.
42+
43+``primary_key``
44+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
45+
46+If ``True``, this field is the primary key for the model.
47+
48+If you don't specify ``primary_key=True`` for any fields in your model,
49+Django will automatically add this field::
50+
51+ id = models.AutoField('ID', primary_key=True)
52+
53+Thus, you don't need to set ``primary_key=True`` on any of your fields
54+unless you want to override the default primary-key behavior.
55+
56+``primary_key=True`` implies ``blank=False``, ``null=False`` and
57+``unique=True``. Only one primary key is allowed on an object.
58+
59+``unique``
60+~~~~~~~~~~
61+
62+If ``True``, this field must be unique throughout the table.
63+
64+This is enforced at the database level and at the Django admin-form level.
65+
66+### Display and Validation
67+
68 ``blank``
69 ~~~~~~~~~
70
71@@ -569,23 +618,6 @@
72 Django admin site. Essentially, this means you should put ``core=True`` on all
73 required fields in your related object that is being edited inline.
74
75-``db_column``
76-~~~~~~~~~~~~~
77-
78-The name of the database column to use for this field. If this isn't given,
79-Django will use the field's name.
80-
81-If your database column name is an SQL reserved word, or contains
82-characters that aren't allowed in Python variable names -- notably, the
83-hyphen -- that's OK. Django quotes column and table names behind the
84-scenes.
85-
86-``db_index``
87-~~~~~~~~~~~~
88-
89-If ``True``, ``django-admin.py sqlindexes`` will output a ``CREATE INDEX``
90-statement for this field.
91-
92 ``default``
93 ~~~~~~~~~~~
94
95@@ -605,22 +637,6 @@
96 form. It's useful for documentation even if your object doesn't have an
97 admin form.
98
99-``primary_key``
100-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
101-
102-If ``True``, this field is the primary key for the model.
103-
104-If you don't specify ``primary_key=True`` for any fields in your model,
105-Django will automatically add this field::
106-
107- id = models.AutoField('ID', primary_key=True)
108-
109-Thus, you don't need to set ``primary_key=True`` on any of your fields
110-unless you want to override the default primary-key behavior.
111-
112-``primary_key=True`` implies ``blank=False``, ``null=False`` and
113-``unique=True``. Only one primary key is allowed on an object.
114-
115 ``radio_admin``
116 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
117
118@@ -631,13 +647,6 @@
119 Don't use this for a field unless it's a ``ForeignKey`` or has ``choices``
120 set.
121
122-``unique``
123-~~~~~~~~~~
124-
125-If ``True``, this field must be unique throughout the table.
126-
127-This is enforced at the database level and at the Django admin-form level.
128-
129 ``unique_for_date``
130 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
131
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