A basic search function that passes an initial value could look like this: ::
def search(request, q=None):
if request.POST:
from = SearchForm(request.POST)
if form.is_valid():
q = form.cleaned_data['q']
url = reverse('search_results', args=(q,))
return HttpResponseRedirect(url)
if q is None:
form = SearchForm()
else:
form = SearchForm(initial={'q': q})
return render_to_response('search.html', {'form': form})
For search page its good to use a GET form and maintain state in the URL: ::
# views.py
def search(request):
q = request.GET.get('q', '').strip()
results = get(q)
render_to_response("search.html", {'q': q, 'results': results})
# search.html
<form method="GET" action=".">
<p><input type="test" value="{{ q }}" .? <input type="submit" value="Search" /></p>
{% if q %}
{% if results %}
{% for entry in results %}
{{ entry }}
{% endfor %}
{% else %}
<p>No results</p>
{% endif %}
{% endif %}
</form>
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