Access request variable in Django CreateView form_valid method

Question

How do I access request in form_valid ?

def redirect_logic_func(request):
   #redirect logic

class CView(CreateView):
    form_class = CForm
    template_name = "c_form.html"

    def form_valid(self, form):
        form.save()
        super(CView, self).form_valid(form)
        return redirect_logic_func(self.request)

Is self.request.POST the same as request.POST ?

Answer 1

1. To access the request variable in form_valid(), you just need to use self.request. This will provide you with the request variable.
2. No, there is no need to override the .post() to access the request variable in form_valid().
3. Yes, self.request.POST is the same as request.POST as they are the same request object.

So, your final code should look like:

def redirect_logic_func(request):
   #redirect logic

class CView(CreateView):
    form_class = CForm
    template_name = "c_form.html"

    def form_valid(self, form):
        form.save()
        super(CView, self).form_valid(form)
        return redirect_logic_func(self.request) # use self.request