Getting a field value using Django - django

Question

Can I get the value of the field which I am not showing in form? I want to pass ref_id in session.
This is my model:
def _createId():
"""
"""
return hexlify(os.urandom(4))
class jobpost(models.Model):
item_types = (
('Full Time','Full Time'),
('Part Time','Part Time'),
('Contract','Contract'),
)
posttype= (
('Job','Job'),
('Classified','Classified'),
('Project/Task','Project/Task'),
('Internship','Internship'),
)
#user = models.ForeignKey(User)
job_id = models.AutoField(primary_key=True)
country= models.ForeignKey(Country,to_field = 'country_name', null=True)
#user = models.ForeignKey(User, editable = False)
post_type = models.CharField(max_length=255,null=True, choices=posttype,default='Job')
job_type = models.CharField(max_length=255,null=True, choices=item_types,default='Full Time')
job_location = models.CharField(max_length=255,null=True)
job_title = models.CharField(max_length=255,null=True)
job_description = models.TextField(null=True)
start_date = models.DateField(null=True, help_text="mm/dd/yyyy")
end_date = models.DateField(null=True, help_text="mm/dd/yyyy")
how_to_apply = models.CharField(max_length=255,null=True)
ref_id = models.CharField(max_length=32, default=_createId)
def __unicode__(self):
return unicode(self.country)
return self.post_type
return self.job_location
return self.job_type
return self.job_title
return self.job_description
return self.start_date
return self.end_date
return self.how_to_apply
return self.ref_id
means i am not displaying it in my form and i want to pass this value in session in next form..
can anyone tell me how can i do this? and how can i pass the primary key of the form in next form ?

Answer 1

forms.py
class JobPostForm(forms.ModelForm):
def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
super(JobPostForm, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
self.fields['ref_id'].widget = forms.HiddenInput()
class Meta:
model = jobpost
views.py
def your_view(request):
if request.method == 'POST':
form = JobPostForm(request.POST)
if form.is_valid():
request.session['ref_id'] = form.cleaned_data.get('ref_id')
pk = form.save()
request.session['pk'] = pk.id
else:
form = JobPostForm()
return render(request, page.html,{'form': form})