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diff --git a/docs/generic_views.txt b/docs/generic_views.txt index 99a9b7cf6b..1736770a20 100644 --- a/docs/generic_views.txt +++ b/docs/generic_views.txt @@ -92,6 +92,14 @@ 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. (**This is new in the + Django development version.**) + **Example:** Given the following URL patterns:: @@ -171,7 +179,7 @@ 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. |