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@@ -228,6 +228,17 @@ foundation for custom widgets.
In older versions, this attribute was only defined on the date
and time widgets (as ``False``).
+ .. method:: format_value(value)
+
+ Cleans and returns a value for use in the widget template. ``value``
+ isn't guaranteed to be valid input, therefore subclass implementations
+ should program defensively.
+
+ .. versionchanged:: 1.10
+
+ In older versions, this method is a private API named
+ ``_format_value()``. The old name will work until Django 2.0.
+
.. method:: id_for_label(self, id_)
Returns the HTML ID attribute of this widget for use by a ``<label>``,