[Django]-Django CreateView get_initial Foreign Key

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Using a hidden field doesn’t stop the user from editing the value. If you want to set the value in the view, then remove it from fields in the form:

class CardioRecordForm(forms.ModelForm):
        class Meta:
            model = CardioRecord
            fields = [
                      'run_dist',
                      'run_time',
                      ]

Then set the value on the form’s instance in the form_valid method:

class CardioCreateView(CreateView):
    def form_valid(self, form):
        form.instance.client = self.request.user
        return super(CardioCreateView. self).form_valid(form)

You can then remove your get_initial method.

👤Alasdair

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