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| -rw-r--r-- | AUTHORS | 1 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/ref/models/meta.txt | 5 |
2 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
@@ -381,6 +381,7 @@ answer newbie questions, and generally made Django that much better: Jeff Hui <jeffkhui@gmail.com> Jeffrey Gelens <jeffrey@gelens.org> Jeff Triplett <jeff.triplett@gmail.com> + Jeffrey Yancey <jeffrey.yancey@gmail.com> Jens Diemer <django@htfx.de> Jens Page Jensen Cochran <jensen.cochran@gmail.com> diff --git a/docs/ref/models/meta.txt b/docs/ref/models/meta.txt index b63305d427..8adf719e16 100644 --- a/docs/ref/models/meta.txt +++ b/docs/ref/models/meta.txt @@ -33,8 +33,9 @@ Retrieving a single field instance of a model by name ``field_name`` can be the name of a field on the model, a field on an abstract or inherited model, or a field defined on another model that points to the model. In the latter case, the ``field_name`` - will be the ``related_name`` defined by the user or the name automatically - generated by Django itself. + will be (in order of preference) the :attr:`~.ForeignKey.related_query_name` + set by the user, the :attr:`~.ForeignKey.related_name` set by the user, or + the name automatically generated by Django. :attr:`Hidden fields <django.db.models.Field.hidden>` cannot be retrieved by name. |