self.instance in Django ModelForm

Question

What does self.instance in Django ModelForm constructor mean and where can I find a documentation about it?

class MyModelForm(ModelForm):
    def __init__(self,          


        

Answer 1

You can find the documentation on django's website.

https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/forms/modelforms/#overriding-the-clean-method

Just search the page for every reference to "instance", and you should find what you need.

# Load up an instance
my_poll = Poll.objects.get(id=1)

# Declare a ModelForm with the instance
my_form = PollForm(request.POST, instance=my_poll)

# save() will return the model_form.instance attr which is the same as the model passed in
my_form.save() == my_poll == my_form.instance