Django ModelForm to have a hidden input

Question

So I have my TagStatus model. I\'m trying to make a ModelForm for it. However, my form requires that the hidden input be populated with the {{ tag.name }}. I\'ve been lookin

Answer 1

I posted a way to do it with generic class-based views here:

from django.forms import HiddenInput

from django.forms.models import modelform_factory

_patient_create_form = modelform_factory(
    models.Patient,
    fields=['name', 'caregiver_name', 'sex', 'birth_date',
            'residence', 'country'],
    widgets={'country': HiddenInput()})

class PatientCreate(LoginRequiredMixin, UserOrgRequiredMixin, CreateView):
    form_class = _patient_create_form
    template_name = 'healthdbapp/patient_form.html'