django 2 - How do I make search box?

[Carl Brubaker]

I am trying to make a search field in a template and connect it back to my database so I can "find" stuff.

I found this in the django docs:

>>> Author.objects.filter(name__unaccent__icontains='Helen')
[<Author: Helen Mirren>, <Author: Helena Bonham Carter>, <Author: Hélène Joy>]

which is helpful, but I'm having trouble connecting to my template:

<input type="search" />

I'm not sure what to call my variable or how to integrate it into models. All of the existing stuff I can find is django 1.

Thanks!

[Ozzy Walsh]

Read the docs on Django Forms https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.0/topics/forms/

[Ozzy Walsh]

Also, by the sounds of your question, you haven't worked through the tutorial.
Please take the time to do so. It might take you around an hour or whatever but gives an extremely good overview of everything you need to build stuff in Django.
I'm sure your dying to work on your big idea, but it pays to take the time to get the basics down. Tutorial here: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.0/intro/#

On Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at 11:34:48 AM UTC, Carl Brubaker wrote:

[harsh sharma]

i think you can create a form for this and integrate in your template. through which u can search in your database . and for more details check 

https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.0/topics/forms/

[Carl Brubaker]

I did go through the tutorial. I'm reading through the the forms section of the documentation now. I'm more of a visual learner, so sometimes I have to read things 10 times til it makes sense. Thanks for your help!

[Jani Tiainen]

Hi,

If you feel that Django official tutorial was too packed, Django Girls do have excellent tutorial that goes things in more depth: https://tutorial.djangogirls.org/en/

On 25.1.2018 14.51, Carl Brubaker wrote:

I did go through the tutorial. I'm reading through the the forms section of the documentation now. I'm more of a visual learner, so sometimes I have to read things 10 times til it makes sense. Thanks for your help!

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