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diff --git a/docs/topics/class-based-views.txt b/docs/topics/class-based-views.txt index 516a3150ed..7446f6ab92 100644 --- a/docs/topics/class-based-views.txt +++ b/docs/topics/class-based-views.txt @@ -605,8 +605,15 @@ that it can be used on an instance method. For example:: template_name = 'secret.html' @method_decorator(login_required) - def dispatch(self, **kwargs): + def dispatch(self, *args, **kwargs): return super(ProtectedView, self).dispatch(**kwargs) -In this example, every instance of :class:`ProtectedView` will have +In this example, every instance of ``ProtectedView`` will have login protection. + +.. note:: + + ``method_decorator`` passes ``*args`` and ``**kwargs`` + as parameters to the decorated method on the class. If your method + does not accept a compatible set of parameters it will raise a + ``TypeError`` exception.
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