I am currently using django's CreateView to post data to the database. Unfortunately, the method where I would like to save and perform custom logic, form_valid() is never called. I read on another stack overflow response that form_invalid() might uncover the problem, but I can't get that method to call either. The only method that seems to call is get(), which I overrode and put a print statement in. What am I doing wrong?
the class declaration in view.py
class TeamCreate(CreateView): # Manipulate and use this Method instead of create_team
model = Team
# form_class = create_team_form
fields = ['team_name', 'sport', 'sport_season']
success_url = '/'
def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
self.user = request.user
print 'happening1'
return super(TeamCreate, self).get(request, *args, **kwargs)
def form_valid(self, form):
print 'happening2'
# form.instance.save()
# self.user.teams.add(form.instance)
form.save()
return super(form_valid, self).form_valid(form)
def form_invalid(self, form):
print "form is invalid"
return http.HttpResponse("form is invalid.. this is just an HttpResponse object")
the relevant template code
{% block content %}
<form action="" method=”POST”>
{% csrf_token %}
{{ form|crispy }}
<input class="btn btn-primary" type="submit" value="Create" />
</form>
