Can we use django filter with a variable?

Question

Here are my codes:

Models.py

class Members(models.Model):
      first_name = models.CharField(max_length=100)
      last_name = models.CharField(max_length=100) 
      username = models.CharField(max_length=100)
      email = models.EmailField()
      phone = models.CharField(max_length=14)

Views.py (fails to return any value)

def employeeView(request):
    member = User.username
    members = Members.objects.filter(username= member)
    return render(request,'members/user_profile.html', {'members': members})

Views.py (returns properly)

def employeeView(request):
    members = Members.objects.filter(username= 'mahesh')
    return render(request,'members/user_profile.html', {'members': members})

I am trying to get the data out by filtering the Members.obejcts by passing the username of the logged-in user. It works when hardcoded, but not by passing a variable. Is there any workaround?

Have you tried debugging, to see what `User.username` actually is? Usually, the logged-in user is `request.user`, not `User. I would think that `User.username` is a class attribute, not an instance attribute. — 9769953, Nov 21 '21 at 14:16

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 21 '21 at 15:02

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try this instead, member = request.user.username

answered Nov 21 '21 at 15:02

deep

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Can we use django filter with a variable?

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