In my Django app, I needed to display a model's objects. To achieve this, I implemented an inclusion tag that generates a table of data to be displayed in the template. Below is the code for my custom inclusion tag:
*dir_extras.py*
@register.inclusion_tag('app_name/model_data.html')
def field_data(field):
data_list = Attributes.objects.values_list(field, flat=True)
return {'data_list':data_list}
The inclusion tag 'field_data' retrieves a list of field objects for the model class 'Attributes'. The corresponding template for rendering this tag looks like this:
*model_data.html*
{% load dir_extras %}
<table>
{% for data in data_list %}
<tr>
<td> {{data}} </td>
</tr>
{% endfor %}
</table>
Next, in the template 'list.html', I call and display all the data from 'Attributes' using the 'field_data' tag:
*list.html*
<table>
<tr>
{% for field in fields %}
<th>{{ field.verbose_name }}</th>
{% endfor %}
</tr>
<tr>
{% for f_name in field_names %}
<td> {% field_data f_name %} </td>
{% endfor %}
</tr>
</table>
Despite having aligned table columns, there seems to be an issue with row formatting. Some elements are not properly aligned with each other, causing the first element to span across multiple rows. You can view a screenshot of the template here.
It's uncertain whether the formatting discrepancy is caused by the inclusion tag or another issue. Is there a way to resolve this alignment problem?