Change Django ModelChoiceField to show users' full names rather than usernames

Change Django ModelChoiceField to show users' full names rather than usernames

To change a Django ModelChoiceField to display users' full names instead of usernames, you can create a custom form field that overrides the label representation for each user in the queryset. Assuming you have a User model with a full_name field (or first name and last name fields that you can concatenate), you can do this:

  • First, make sure you have a full_name field in your User model. If not, create one or adjust the code accordingly.

  • Create a custom form field that overrides the label representation for the users:

from django import forms from django.contrib.auth.models import User class FullNameUserChoiceField(forms.ModelChoiceField): def label_from_instance(self, obj): return obj.get_full_name() # Assuming you have a get_full_name method on your User model
  • Use this custom field in your form class:
from django import forms from .models import YourModel # Import your model here from .custom_fields import FullNameUserChoiceField # Import the custom field here class YourForm(forms.ModelForm): # Replace 'user' with the field you want to change to display full names user = FullNameUserChoiceField(queryset=User.objects.all()) class Meta: model = YourModel fields = '__all__'
  • Use this form in your view or template as you normally would.

This code will use the get_full_name method on the User model to display the full name of each user in the ModelChoiceField. Make sure you adjust the field name (user in this example) and the model (User in this example) to match your specific use case.

Examples

  1. "Django ModelChoiceField show full names"

    • Description: This query seeks information on how to display full names instead of usernames in a Django ModelChoiceField.
    # models.py from django.db import models from django.contrib.auth.models import User class YourModel(models.Model): user = models.ForeignKey(User, on_delete=models.CASCADE) # forms.py from django import forms from .models import YourModel class YourForm(forms.ModelForm): user = forms.ModelChoiceField(queryset=User.objects.all().order_by('first_name'))

  2. "Django ModelChoiceField change display value"

    • Description: Users are interested in altering the display value of a ModelChoiceField in Django.
    # forms.py from django import forms from .models import YourModel class YourForm(forms.ModelForm): def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): super(YourForm, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs) self.fields['user'].label_from_instance = lambda obj: obj.get_full_name()

  3. "Display full names in Django ModelChoiceField"

    • Description: This query aims to find ways to show full names rather than usernames in a ModelChoiceField in Django.
    # forms.py from django import forms from .models import YourModel class YourForm(forms.ModelForm): user = forms.ModelChoiceField(queryset=User.objects.all().order_by('first_name'), label='Select User', to_field_name='username', empty_label=None) def label_from_instance(self, obj): return obj.get_full_name()

  4. "Django ModelChoiceField customize display"

    • Description: Users want to customize the display of a ModelChoiceField in Django forms.
    # forms.py from django import forms from .models import YourModel class YourForm(forms.ModelForm): def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): super(YourForm, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs) self.fields['user'].label_from_instance = lambda obj: f"{obj.first_name} {obj.last_name}"

  5. "Change Django ModelChoiceField to display full names"

    • Description: This query is about altering a Django ModelChoiceField to exhibit full names instead of usernames.
    # forms.py from django import forms from .models import YourModel class YourForm(forms.ModelForm): user = forms.ModelChoiceField(queryset=User.objects.all().order_by('first_name'), label='Select User', empty_label=None) def label_from_instance(self, obj): return obj.get_full_name()

  6. "Django form ModelChoiceField display full names"

    • Description: Users are seeking methods to have Django forms display full names in ModelChoiceField.
    # forms.py from django import forms from .models import YourModel class YourForm(forms.ModelForm): def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): super(YourForm, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs) self.fields['user'].label_from_instance = lambda obj: obj.get_full_name()

  7. "Django ModelChoiceField show users full name"

    • Description: This query looks for ways to make Django ModelChoiceField present users' full names.
    # forms.py from django import forms from .models import YourModel class YourForm(forms.ModelForm): def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): super(YourForm, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs) self.fields['user'].label_from_instance = lambda obj: obj.get_full_name()

  8. "Customize Django ModelChoiceField display"

    • Description: Users want to customize the display of Django ModelChoiceField, specifically to show full names.
    # forms.py from django import forms from .models import YourModel class YourForm(forms.ModelForm): def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): super(YourForm, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs) self.fields['user'].label_from_instance = lambda obj: obj.get_full_name()

  9. "Django ModelChoiceField change user display"

    • Description: This query is about changing the way users are displayed in Django ModelChoiceField.
    # forms.py from django import forms from .models import YourModel class YourForm(forms.ModelForm): user = forms.ModelChoiceField(queryset=User.objects.all().order_by('first_name'), label='Select User', empty_label=None) def label_from_instance(self, obj): return obj.get_full_name()

  10. "Django ModelChoiceField show full name instead of username"

    • Description: Users want to replace usernames with full names in Django ModelChoiceField.
    # forms.py from django import forms from .models import YourModel class YourForm(forms.ModelForm): user = forms.ModelChoiceField(queryset=User.objects.all().order_by('first_name'), label='Select User', empty_label=None) def label_from_instance(self, obj): return obj.get_full_name()

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