From e038f98bf342af716cf16e38be989c2d0f126797 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tim Graham Date: Fri, 18 May 2018 18:08:37 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Fixed #29398 -- Doc'd that cascade deletion doesn't call delete() of related models. --- docs/ref/models/fields.txt | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/ref/models/fields.txt b/docs/ref/models/fields.txt index adb12aac63..c696b770b3 100644 --- a/docs/ref/models/fields.txt +++ b/docs/ref/models/fields.txt @@ -1257,6 +1257,11 @@ The possible values for :attr:`~ForeignKey.on_delete` are found in Cascade deletes. Django emulates the behavior of the SQL constraint ON DELETE CASCADE and also deletes the object containing the ForeignKey. + :meth:`.Model.delete` isn't called on related models, but the + :data:`~django.db.models.signals.pre_delete` and + :data:`~django.db.models.signals.post_delete` signals are sent for all + deleted objects. + * .. attribute:: PROTECT Prevent deletion of the referenced object by raising