Django: Search form in Class Based ListView

Question

I am trying to realize a Class Based ListView which displays a selection of a table set. If the site is requested the first time, the dataset should be displaye

Answer 1

Well, I think that leaving validation to form is nice idea. Maybe not worth it in this particular case, because it is very simple form - but for sure with more complicated one (and maybe yours will grow also), so I would do something like:

class ProfileList(ListView):
    model = Profile
    form_class = ProfileSearchForm
    context_object_name = 'profiles'
    template_name = 'pages/profile/list_profiles.html'
    profiles = []


    def get_queryset(self):
        form = self.form_class(self.request.GET)
        if form.is_valid():
            return Profile.objects.filter(name__icontains=form.cleaned_data['name'])
        return Profile.objects.all()