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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/ref/models/fields.txt | 14 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/docs/ref/models/fields.txt b/docs/ref/models/fields.txt index 5039ba4373..67bb0f141f 100644 --- a/docs/ref/models/fields.txt +++ b/docs/ref/models/fields.txt @@ -1002,9 +1002,10 @@ define the details of how the relation works. <abstract-base-classes>`; and when you do so :ref:`some special syntax <abstract-related-name>` is available. - If you'd prefer Django didn't create a backwards relation, set ``related_name`` - to ``'+'``. For example, this will ensure that the ``User`` model won't get a - backwards relation to this model:: + If you'd prefer Django not to create a backwards relation, set + ``related_name`` to ``'+'`` or end it with ``'+'``. For example, this will + ensure that the ``User`` model won't have a backwards relation to this + model:: user = models.ForeignKey(User, related_name='+') @@ -1095,6 +1096,13 @@ that control how the relationship functions. Same as :attr:`ForeignKey.related_name`. + If you have more than one ``ManyToManyField`` pointing to the same model + and want to suppress the backwards relations, set each ``related_name`` + to a unique value ending with ``'+'``:: + + users = models.ManyToManyField(User, related_name='u+') + referents = models.ManyToManyField(User, related_name='ref+') + .. attribute:: ManyToManyField.limit_choices_to Same as :attr:`ForeignKey.limit_choices_to`. |