How to add default value to django-markitup widget?

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Friends,I want to add default value to django MarkItUpWidget

title = forms.CharField(max_length = 30)

    content = forms.CharField(widget=MarkItUpWidget())

You can't add 'default value' for widget because widgets don't have default values, they are just for rendering. Fields can have default (initial) values. — Mikhail Korobov, Mar 24 '12 at 11:59

Alasdair · Answer 1 · 2012-03-24T12:28:27.253

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The way to provide an initial value for unbound forms in Django is the initial argument.

content = forms.CharField(widget=MarkItUpWidget(), initial='initial value')

edited Mar 24 '12 at 12:28

answered Mar 24 '12 at 08:38

Alasdair

got error content = forms.CharField(widget=MarkItUpWidget(initial = "initial")) – user1289649 Mar 24 '12 at 09:57
`initial` is an argument for the field, not the widget. I've updated my answer. – Alasdair Mar 24 '12 at 12:30

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 24 '12 at 11:24

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set the value in the form definition:
 q = forms.CharField(label='search' widget=forms.TextInput(), initial=123)

answered Mar 24 '12 at 11:24

Invincible

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