ValueError: Cannot use None as a query value django ajax - django

Question

I want to show the dropdown list with data response via Ajax call. Everything is working fine but I am getting this ValueError: Cannot use None as a query value error.
view:
def load_brand(request):
if request.is_ajax():
term = request.GET.get('term')
brand = Brand.objects.all().filter(brand__icontains=term)
return JsonResponse(list(brand.values()), safe=False)
ajax:
$('#id_brand').select2({
ajax: {
url: '/brand/ajax/load-brand/',
dataType: 'json',
processResults: function (data) {
return {
results: $.map(data, function (item) {
return {id: item.id, text: item.brand};
})
};
}
},
minimumInputLength: 1
});

Answer 1

In your ajax call you have not send the data i.e : which user type inside select2 and you are accessing them i.e : request.GET.get('term') which is empty so your .filter(brand__icontains=term) giving you error because term value is null.
Instead you can add below as well in your ajax call :
$('#id_brand').select2({
ajax: {
url: '/brand/ajax/load-brand/',
dataType: 'json',
data: function(params) {
var query = {
term: params.term, //this will be paass
type: 'public' //optional..
}
// Query parameters will be ?term=[values]&type=public
return query;
},
processResults: function(data) {
return {
results: $.map(data, function(item) {
return {
id: item.id,
text: item.brand
};
})
};
}
},
minimumInputLength: 1
});
Also , at your server end you can check if the term has any value i.e :
if term:
brand = Brand.objects.all().filter(brand__icontains=term)
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