ReferenceFields and Inheritance

[Sid]

Hi - I want to know whether I can assign a subclass reference to a
referencefield to the constructor of which the base class has been
passed. For example:

class Base(Document):
str1=StringField(max_length=50)

class Derived(Base):
str2=StringField(max_length=50)


class Container(Document):
r=ReferenceField(Base)


d=Derived(str1="str1",str2="str2")
c=Container()
c.r=d

Is the line c.r=d valid?

Or do I need to use a GenericReferenceField?

[Ross Lawley]

Hi,

Thats fine, just need to make sure you save `d` the derived instance before setting / saving the container.

Ross