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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/topics/signals.txt | 9 |
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diff --git a/docs/topics/signals.txt b/docs/topics/signals.txt index a97fb2f14f..78d5a21f7d 100644 --- a/docs/topics/signals.txt +++ b/docs/topics/signals.txt @@ -227,7 +227,8 @@ For example: This declares a ``pizza_done`` signal that will provide receivers with ``toppings`` and ``size`` arguments. -Remember that you're allowed to change this list of arguments at any time, so getting the API right on the first try isn't necessary. +Remember that you're allowed to change this list of arguments at any time, so +getting the API right on the first try isn't necessary. Sending signals --------------- @@ -238,8 +239,8 @@ There are two ways to send signals in Django. .. method:: Signal.send_robust(sender, **kwargs) To send a signal, call either :meth:`Signal.send` or :meth:`Signal.send_robust`. -You must provide the ``sender`` argument, and may provide as many other keyword -arguments as you like. +You must provide the ``sender`` argument (which is a class most of the time), +and may provide as many other keyword arguments as you like. For example, here's how sending our ``pizza_done`` signal might look: @@ -249,7 +250,7 @@ For example, here's how sending our ``pizza_done`` signal might look: ... def send_pizza(self, toppings, size): - pizza_done.send(sender=self, toppings=toppings, size=size) + pizza_done.send(sender=self.__class__, toppings=toppings, size=size) ... Both ``send()`` and ``send_robust()`` return a list of tuple pairs |