difference between fields= [] and Fields = []

[hamdy.a.farag]

Hi,

supposing I've a function in my controller as follows

def new_recipe():
form = SQLFORM(db.recipe, fields= ['title','description'])
return dict(form=form)

which returns the form to the view where 2 fields are only seen by
user
my question is:

when I changed 'fields' to 'Fields', I got no complain and I got the
whole form in the view
so what's the point of using 'Fields' any way while I can just say
SQLFORM(db.recipe)?

[Richard]

SQLFORM(db.recipe) will create a form with all fields used in that
database table.
But if you want a form with only certain fields then you can use the
"fields" argument. For example some of the fields may need to be
calculated by you rather than entered manually by the user.

The "Fields" argument is not part of the API so will be ignored.

Richard

[hamdy.a.farag]

aha ... thank you