Show models.ManyToManyField as inline, with the same form as models.ForeignKey inline
- by Kristian
I have a model similar to the following (simplified):
models.py
class Sample(models.Model):
name=models.CharField(max_length=200)
class Action(models.Model):
samples=models.ManyToManyField(Sample)
title=models.CharField(max_length=200)
description=models.TextField()
Now, if Action.samples would have been a ForeignKey instead of a ManyToManyField, when I display Action as a TabularInline in Sample in the Django Admin, I would get a number of rows, each containing a nice form to edit or add another Action. However; when I display the above as an inline using the following:
class ActionInline(admin.TabularInline):
model=Action.samples.through
I get a select box listing all available actions, and not a nifty form to create a new Action.
My question is really: How do I display the ManyToMany relation as an inline with a form to input information as described?
In principle it should be possible since, from the Sample's point of view, the situation is identical in both cases; Each Sample has a list of Actions regardless if the relation is a ForeignKey or a ManyToManyRelation. Also; Through the Sample admin page, I never want to choose from existing Actions, only create new or edit old ones.
