How to pass a variable to views from a template using href ?

[ratnadeep ray]

Hi all, 

My requirement is to pass a variable to the view from the template using href. 

For example, I have written the following line of code: 

<a href="/execute" value="SQL">SQL data</a>

So using the above line, can we send the value "SQL" clicking on the link of "SQL data" to the method "execute" written in the views? If not, then what way can I do so? 

Thanks. 

[Vishesh Mangla]

In your views.py check “dir” on request.GET object to see what you have got.

 

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[Desh Deepak]

You can use slug

[Ignat Petrov]

You should be able to do that by using a relative path instead of the absolute "/execute". Just use something like href="{% url 'execute' 'SQL' %}. For this to work you need to name the url path as 'execute'. That way you'll pass the 'SQL' value to the endpoint.

Here is example from the polls tutorial: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.0/intro/tutorial03/