How can i return single object from Django view to Jquery

Question

If i use this

data = serializers.serialize('json', Book.objects.all())
return HttpResponse(data, mimetype='application/javascript') # Redirect after POST

Then i get json objects

but if i need to return single object

then i get error

data = serializers.serialize('json', singleObject)
return HttpResponse(data, mimetype='application/javascript') # Redirect after POST

The error says

object is not iterable

Answer 1

Read the docs on serialization

The arguments to the serialize function are the format to serialize the data to (see Serialization formats) and a QuerySet to serialize. (Actually, the second argument can be any iterator that yields Django objects, but it'll almost always be a QuerySet).

And then try like this:

data = serializers.serialize('json', [singleObject])

Also, this thread answers your question.

Answer 2

You can use filter instead of get to return single object.