reading multiple selection from checkbox fields

Using Django Forms & APIs
1

II have a form (poll) with some questions and each question can have two or more answers available. When I try to collect the answers sxelected in the checked boxes using response.POST I receive back a QueryDict with the choices selected but I can`t read them.

Please how do I do to get the choices selected?

2

If you’re using a Django form, you don’t need to interrogate response.POST - Django will have populated your form field with the selections that were made.

3

Thanks Ken, I’ll try using Django Forms.

4

To get the choices selected from a form with multiple checkboxes, you can use the getlist() method of the QueryDict object returned by request.POST . The getlist() method returns a list of values for a given key.

5

Hi Varsha, Thank you very much for your answer. It really worked.
I’ve also tested Ken’s answer and it worked too.
Thank you both for the help.

6

Hello sir i am facing a little different issue,
i am getting an empty list. Could please tell me what is wrong here,
{% for x in content %}

 
{{x.0}}
{{x.1}}
{{x.2}}

  <td style="background-color: white; border:1px solid white"><div class="form-check">
    <input
      type="checkbox"
      name="tag[]"
      value="{{x}}"
    />
  </div></td>
</tr>
{% endfor %}

and in views.py this fucktion i am calling when checked
def remove(request):
check_values = request.POST.getlist(‘tag’)
print(check_values)
# for i in check_values:
# check_values.remove(i)
return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse(“tasks:index”))

7

@DevCoder1309 - I suggest you open a new topic for your issue.

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