Django Form | Data Types and Fields

When collecting user input in Django, forms play a crucial role in validating and processing the data before saving it to the database. Django provides a rich set of built-in form field types that correspond to different kinds of input, making it easy to build complex forms quickly.

Each form field type comes with its own validation logic and widget (HTML input type) to help gather and verify user data efficiently.

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Common Django Form Field Types

Here is a summary of commonly used Django form fields, their purposes, and their default widgets:

Django Form - Booleanfield

BooleanField Represents a checkbox that stores True or False.

Default widget: CheckboxInput

Syntax:

field_name = forms.BooleanField(**options)

Django Form - Charfield

CharField Used for short to medium text inputs.

Default widget: TextInput

Syntax:

field_name = forms.CharField(**options)

Django Form - Choicefield

ChoiceField lets users select one option from a predefined list.

Default widget: Select

Syntax:

field_name = forms.ChoiceField(**options)

Django Form - Datefield

DateField in Django Forms is a date field, for taking input of dates from the user.

Default widget: DateInput

Syntax:

field_name = forms.DateField(**options)

Django Form - Datetimefield

DateTimeField in Django Forms is a date field, for taking input of date and time from the user.

Default widget: DateTimeInput

Syntax:

field_name = forms.DateTimeField(**options)

Django Form - Decimalfield

DecimalField in Django Forms is a decimal field, for input of decimal numbers.

Default widget: NumberInput

Syntax:

field_name = forms.DecimalField(**options)

Django Form - Durationfield

DurationField in Django Forms is used for input of particular durations for example from 12 am to 1 pm.

Default widget: TextInput

Syntax:

field_name = forms.DurationField(**options)

Django Form - Emailfield

EmailField in Django Forms is a string field, for input of Emails. It is used for taking text inputs from the user.

Default widget: EmailInput

Syntax:

field_name = forms.EmailField(**options)

Django Form - Filefield

FileField in Django Forms is an input field for the upload of files.

Default widget: ClearableFileInput

Syntax:

field_name = forms.FileField(**options)

Django Form - Filepathfield

FilePathField selects a file path from the server.

Default widget: Select

Syntax:

field_name = forms.FilePathField(**options)

Django Form - Floatfield

FloatField in Django Forms is an integer field, for taking input of floating point numbers from the user.

Default widget: NumberInput

Syntax:

field_name = forms.FloatField(**options)

Django Form - Genericipaddressfield

GenericIPAddressField in Django Forms is a text field, for input of IP Addresses. It is a field containing either an IPv4 or an IPv6 address.

Default widget: TextInput

Syntax:

field_name = forms.GenericIPAddressField(**options)

Django Form - Imagefield

ImageField in Django Forms is an input field for the upload of image files.

Default widget: ClearableFileInput

Syntax:

field_name = forms.ImageField(**options)

Django Form - Integerfield

IntegerField in Django Forms is an integer field, for the input of Integer numbers.

Default widget: NumberInput

Syntax:

field_name = forms.IntegerField(**options)

Django Form - Multiplechoicefield

MultipleChoiceField in Django Forms is a Choice field, for input of multiple pairs of values from a field.

Default widget: SelectMultiple

Syntax:

field_name = forms.MultipleChoiceField(**options)

Django Form - Nullbooleanfield

NullBooleanField in Django Forms is a select field that stores either True or False. It is used for taking boolean inputs from the user.

Default widget: NullBooleanSelect

Syntax:

field_name = forms.NullBooleanField(**options)

Django Form - Regexfield

RegexField in Django Forms is a string field, for small- to large-sized strings that one can match with a particular regular expression. It is used for taking selected text inputs from the user.

Default widget: TextInput

Syntax:

field_name = forms.RegexField(**options)

Django Form - Slugfield

SlugField in Django Forms is a slug field, for input of slugs for particular URLs or similar. This field is intended for use in representing a model SlugField in forms.

Default widget: TextInput

Syntax:

field_name = forms.SlugField(**options)

Django Form - Timefield

TimeField in Django Forms is a time input field, for input of time for a particular instance or similar.

Default widget: TimeInput

Syntax:

field_name = forms.TimeField(**options)

Django Form - Typedchoicefield

TypedChoiceField in Django Forms is a field just like ChoiceField, for selecting a particular choice out of a list of available choices. It is used to implement State, Countries etc.

Default widget: Select

Syntax:

field_name = forms.TypedChoiceField(**options)

Django Form - Typedmultiplechoicefield

TypedMultipleChoiceField in Django Forms is a Choice field, for input of multiple pairs of values from a field and it includes a coerce function also to convert data into specific data types.

Default widget: SelectMultiple

Syntax:

field_name = forms.TypedMultipleChoiceField(**options)

Django Form - Urlfield

URLField in Django Forms is a URL field, for the input of URLs from a user. This field is intended for use in representing a model URLField in forms.

Default widget: URLInput

Syntax

field_name = forms.URLField(**options)

Django Form - Uuidfield

UUIDField in Django Forms is a UUID field, for the input of UUIDs from a user.

Default widget: TextInput

Syntax:

field_name = forms.UUIDField(**options)

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