Passing array from form

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I have the following HTML form I am submitting to Django using post:

input id="array" type="text" class="arrayinput" name="array[]" placeholder="Thing 1">
input id="array" type="text" class="arrayinput" name="array[]" placeholder="Thing 2">
input id="array" type="text" class="arrayinput" name="array[]" placeholder="Thing 3">

And in the model of this form I have:

array = ListCharField(max_length=255, base_field=CharField(max_length=255, blank=True, null=True))

However when I submit this array, it tells me that the form is missing the field array.

I assume this is because the field is called array[] but obviously I cannot name a python variable this. On the other hand, I cannot find any way to make a HTML array that has the functionality I need.

Why are they an array in the first place if they aren't part of the same input? — Sayse
– Sayse, Commented Mar 14, 2017 at 7:51
@Sayse we needed a way to join an unlimited number of text input boxes into the same input/variable (so theres an unlimted number of these arrayinputs that you can create on the site with a button) — Seraphim
– Seraphim, Commented Mar 14, 2017 at 7:55

Daniel Roseman · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-14 07:58:24Z

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If the field is called array, then just use that name in the HTML. There's no reason to add that pointless [].

answered Mar 14, 2017 at 7:58

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Seraphim Over a year ago

And this is why I hate working with HTML. Thank you :)

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