I came across a scenario where I wanted to display a fake name on a django 3.1 template. So I used the following code:
Name: {% lorem 2 w random %}
Then I realized I had another location on my display that would contain the same name. Of course if I use the same code again, then I would get a random different two words.
So I tried to store the value in a variable so I could have the exact same random name twice. I am looking over a number of records and wanted random names for each record, so although this doesn't work, it is what I was trying to attempt.
{% for d in dict %}
{% with lorem 2 w random as randName %}
Name: {{ randName }}<br>
....<br>
Name: {{ randName }}<br><br>
{% endwith %}
{% endfor %}
Expected Output:
Name: TEMPORIBUS EXERCITATIONEM
....
Name: TEMPORIBUS EXERCITATIONEM
Name: QUAM PARIATUR
....
Name: QUAM PARIATUR
for as many dictionary items exist. This is not a huge deal, more curiosity and wanting to better understand the django framework. Is it possible to get a value from the lorem template tag and store it as a variable?
I have also tried creating a custom template tag:
@register.simple_tag
def setvar(val=None):
return val
And on my template:
{% setvar randName as lorem 2 w random %}
but I get the error that it only expects one parameter.