How to clear form fields after a submit in Django

Question

I\'ve this:

def profile(request, username):
    if request.method == \'POST\':
        if request.user.is_authenticate         


        

Answer 1

After saving form instead of showing post dict assign the empty form

form = EmployeeForm()
    if request.method == "POST":
        pDict = request.POST.copy() 
        form = EmployeeForm(pDict) #if not valid shows error with previous post values in corresponding field
        if form.is_valid():
            form.save()
            form = EmployeeForm() # show empty form no need to give HttpResponseRedirect()

Answer 2

Try using HttpResponseRedirect('/') instead of HttpResponseRedirect('') in @Karthikkumar's answer, especially if your home view is an empty path, for instance you have in your urls.py file:

urlpatterns = [path('',views.home_view),]

I had similar issues as those discussed above where HttpResponseRedirect('') directed me to a blank page. Let me know if adding the slash works for you!

Answer 3

You can use this:

Sometimes you can use this idea take attrs={ "autocomplete":"off"} for each inputs.

Answer 4

It's standard to redirect after form submission to prevent duplicates.

Just return a redirect to your form on success.

if form.is_valid():
    form.save()
    return http.HttpResponseRedirect('')

Answer 5

Usually you can initialize the same empty form after you have saved datas:

if request.method == "POST":
    rf = RegistrationForm(request.POST)
    if rf.is_valid():
        print 'Saving datas..'
        #logic to save datas
        rf = PreRegistrationForm()
        return render_to_response('registration/confirmation_required.html', {'settings': settings}, context_instance=RequestContext(request))

Answer 6

after save() you can return 'form' key with MessagesForm(request.GET) value.

return render(request, "profile.html", {
        'username': username,
        'form': MessagesForm(request.GET),
        'messages': messages,
    })