[Django]-Django Using GenericForeignKey to reference a model

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Since you just want it to point to the models themselves, not individual records, all you need is

my_model = models.ForeignKey(ContentType)

Then, if you want to figure out which model a header is associated with, just do

>>> my_header.my_model
<ContentType: Model Name>

If you want to point to specific records, you need the other two fields. The object_id field holds the pk of the record you’re pointing too. And the content_object field is NOT stored in the database, but rather is just a nice wrapper that (using the object_id and content_type fields) returns the model object, rather than you having to look up the record manually based on the content type and the id.

👤Andrew C

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