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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/topics/forms/modelforms.txt | 6 |
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diff --git a/docs/topics/forms/modelforms.txt b/docs/topics/forms/modelforms.txt index 270b88ff67..0bd7833967 100644 --- a/docs/topics/forms/modelforms.txt +++ b/docs/topics/forms/modelforms.txt @@ -877,8 +877,10 @@ As with regular formsets, it's possible to :ref:`specify initial data parameter when instantiating the model formset class returned by :func:`~django.forms.models.modelformset_factory`. However, with model formsets, the initial values only apply to extra forms, those that aren't -attached to an existing model instance. If the extra forms with initial data -aren't changed by the user, they won't be validated or saved. +attached to an existing model instance. If the length of ``initial`` exceeds +the number of extra forms, the excess initial data is ignored. If the extra +forms with initial data aren't changed by the user, they won't be validated or +saved. .. _saving-objects-in-the-formset: |