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diff --git a/docs/generic_views.txt b/docs/generic_views.txt index fdab97de27..f0c3f738f3 100644 --- a/docs/generic_views.txt +++ b/docs/generic_views.txt @@ -92,6 +92,13 @@ which is a dictionary of the parameters captured in the URL. * ``template``: The full name of a template to use. +**Optional arguments:** + + * ``extra_context``: A dictionary of values to add to the template + context. By default, this is an empty dictionary. If a value in the + dictionary is callable, the generic view will call it + just before rendering the template. + **Example:** Given the following URL patterns:: @@ -171,7 +178,7 @@ a date in the *future* are not included unless you set ``allow_future`` to template. By default, it's ``django.template.loader``. * ``extra_context``: A dictionary of values to add to the template - context. By default, this is an empty dictionary. + context. By default, this is an empty dictionary. If a value in the dictionary is callable, the generic view will call it just before rendering the template. @@ -184,7 +191,7 @@ a date in the *future* are not included unless you set ``allow_future`` to the view's template. See the `RequestContext docs`_. * ``mimetype``: The MIME type to use for the resulting document. Defaults - to the value of the ``DEFAULT_MIME_TYPE`` setting. + to the value of the ``DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE`` setting. * ``allow_future``: A boolean specifying whether to include "future" objects on this page, where "future" means objects in which the field @@ -270,7 +277,7 @@ to ``True``. this is ``False``. * ``mimetype``: The MIME type to use for the resulting document. Defaults - to the value of the ``DEFAULT_MIME_TYPE`` setting. + to the value of the ``DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE`` setting. * ``allow_future``: A boolean specifying whether to include "future" objects on this page, where "future" means objects in which the field @@ -357,7 +364,7 @@ date in the *future* are not displayed unless you set ``allow_future`` to determining the variable's name. * ``mimetype``: The MIME type to use for the resulting document. Defaults - to the value of the ``DEFAULT_MIME_TYPE`` setting. + to the value of the ``DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE`` setting. * ``allow_future``: A boolean specifying whether to include "future" objects on this page, where "future" means objects in which the field @@ -438,7 +445,7 @@ in the *future* are not displayed unless you set ``allow_future`` to ``True``. determining the variable's name. * ``mimetype``: The MIME type to use for the resulting document. Defaults - to the value of the ``DEFAULT_MIME_TYPE`` setting. + to the value of the ``DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE`` setting. * ``allow_future``: A boolean specifying whether to include "future" objects on this page, where "future" means objects in which the field @@ -523,7 +530,7 @@ you set ``allow_future`` to ``True``. determining the variable's name. * ``mimetype``: The MIME type to use for the resulting document. Defaults - to the value of the ``DEFAULT_MIME_TYPE`` setting. + to the value of the ``DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE`` setting. * ``allow_future``: A boolean specifying whether to include "future" objects on this page, where "future" means objects in which the field @@ -633,7 +640,7 @@ future, the view will throw a 404 error by default, unless you set to use in the template context. By default, this is ``'object'``. * ``mimetype``: The MIME type to use for the resulting document. Defaults - to the value of the ``DEFAULT_MIME_TYPE`` setting. + to the value of the ``DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE`` setting. * ``allow_future``: A boolean specifying whether to include "future" objects on this page, where "future" means objects in which the field @@ -707,7 +714,7 @@ A page representing a list of objects. determining the variable's name. * ``mimetype``: The MIME type to use for the resulting document. Defaults - to the value of the ``DEFAULT_MIME_TYPE`` setting. + to the value of the ``DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE`` setting. **Template name:** @@ -819,7 +826,7 @@ A page representing an individual object. to use in the template context. By default, this is ``'object'``. * ``mimetype``: The MIME type to use for the resulting document. Defaults - to the value of the ``DEFAULT_MIME_TYPE`` setting. + to the value of the ``DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE`` setting. **Template name:** |