django/tests/modeltests/properties/models.py

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"""
22. Using properties on models
Use properties on models just like on any other Python object.
"""
from django.db import models
class Person(models.Model):
first_name = models.CharField(maxlength=30)
last_name = models.CharField(maxlength=30)
def _get_full_name(self):
return "%s %s" % (self.first_name, self.last_name)
def _set_full_name(self, combined_name):
self.first_name, self.last_name = combined_name.split(' ', 1)
full_name = property(_get_full_name)
full_name_2 = property(_get_full_name, _set_full_name)
__test__ = {'API_TESTS':"""
>>> a = Person(first_name='John', last_name='Lennon')
>>> a.save()
>>> a.full_name
'John Lennon'
# The "full_name" property hasn't provided a "set" method.
>>> a.full_name = 'Paul McCartney'
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
AttributeError: can't set attribute
# But "full_name_2" has, and it can be used to initialise the class.
>>> a2 = Person(full_name_2 = 'Paul McCartney')
>>> a2.save()
>>> a2.first_name
'Paul'
"""}