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.. module:: django.utils.decorators
:synopsis: Functions that help with creating decorators for views.
-.. function:: method_decorator(decorator)
+.. function:: method_decorator(decorator, name='')
- Converts a function decorator into a method decorator. See :ref:`decorating
+ Converts a function decorator into a method decorator. It can be used to
+ decorate methods or classes; in the latter case, ``name`` is the name
+ of the method to be decorated and is required. See :ref:`decorating
class based views<decorating-class-based-views>` for example usage.
+ .. versionchanged:: 1.9
+
+ The ability to decorate classes and the ``name`` parameter were added.
+
.. function:: decorator_from_middleware(middleware_class)
Given a middleware class, returns a view decorator. This lets you use