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diff --git a/docs/api-guide/fields.md b/docs/api-guide/fields.md index d7f9197f..9a745cf1 100644 --- a/docs/api-guide/fields.md +++ b/docs/api-guide/fields.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ # Serializer fields -> Each field in a Form class is responsible not only for validating data, but also for "cleaning" it -- normalizing it to a consistent format. +> Each field in a Form class is responsible not only for validating data, but also for "cleaning" it — normalizing it to a consistent format. > > — [Django documentation][cite] @@ -181,12 +181,6 @@ Corresponds to `django.forms.fields.RegexField` **Signature:** `RegexField(regex, max_length=None, min_length=None)` -## DateField - -A date representation. - -Corresponds to `django.db.models.fields.DateField` - ## DateTimeField A date and time representation. @@ -203,12 +197,41 @@ If you want to override this behavior, you'll need to declare the `DateTimeField class Meta: model = Comment +**Signature:** `DateTimeField(format=None, input_formats=None)` + +* `format` - A string representing the output format. If not specified, the `DATETIME_FORMAT` setting will be used, which defaults to `'iso-8601'`. +* `input_formats` - A list of strings representing the input formats which may be used to parse the date. If not specified, the `DATETIME_INPUT_FORMATS` setting will be used, which defaults to `['iso-8601']`. + +DateTime format strings may either be [python strftime formats][strftime] which explicitly specifiy the format, or the special string `'iso-8601'`, which indicates that [ISO 8601][iso8601] style datetimes should be used. (eg `'2013-01-29T12:34:56.000000'`) + +## DateField + +A date representation. + +Corresponds to `django.db.models.fields.DateField` + +**Signature:** `DateField(format=None, input_formats=None)` + +* `format` - A string representing the output format. If not specified, the `DATE_FORMAT` setting will be used, which defaults to `'iso-8601'`. +* `input_formats` - A list of strings representing the input formats which may be used to parse the date. If not specified, the `DATE_INPUT_FORMATS` setting will be used, which defaults to `['iso-8601']`. + +Date format strings may either be [python strftime formats][strftime] which explicitly specifiy the format, or the special string `'iso-8601'`, which indicates that [ISO 8601][iso8601] style dates should be used. (eg `'2013-01-29'`) + ## TimeField A time representation. +Optionally takes `format` as parameter to replace the matching pattern. + Corresponds to `django.db.models.fields.TimeField` +**Signature:** `TimeField(format=None, input_formats=None)` + +* `format` - A string representing the output format. If not specified, the `TIME_FORMAT` setting will be used, which defaults to `'iso-8601'`. +* `input_formats` - A list of strings representing the input formats which may be used to parse the date. If not specified, the `TIME_INPUT_FORMATS` setting will be used, which defaults to `['iso-8601']`. + +Time format strings may either be [python strftime formats][strftime] which explicitly specifiy the format, or the special string `'iso-8601'`, which indicates that [ISO 8601][iso8601] style times should be used. (eg `'12:34:56.000000'`) + ## IntegerField An integer representation. @@ -252,3 +275,5 @@ Django's regular [FILE_UPLOAD_HANDLERS] are used for handling uploaded files. [cite]: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/forms/api/#django.forms.Form.cleaned_data [FILE_UPLOAD_HANDLERS]: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#std:setting-FILE_UPLOAD_HANDLERS +[strftime]: http://docs.python.org/2/library/datetime.html#strftime-and-strptime-behavior +[iso8601]: http://www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-datetime |