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diff --git a/docs/api-guide/generic-views.md b/docs/api-guide/generic-views.md index 20f1be63..caf6f53c 100644 --- a/docs/api-guide/generic-views.md +++ b/docs/api-guide/generic-views.md @@ -208,14 +208,14 @@ Should be mixed in with [SingleObjectAPIView]. Provides a `.update(request, *args, **kwargs)` method, that implements updating and saving an existing model instance. +Also provides a `.partial_update(request, *args, **kwargs)` method, which is similar to the `update` method, except that all fields for the update will be optional. This allows support for HTTP `PATCH` requests. + If an object is updated this returns a `200 OK` response, with a serialized representation of the object as the body of the response. If an object is created, for example when making a `DELETE` request followed by a `PUT` request to the same URL, this returns a `201 Created` response, with a serialized representation of the object as the body of the response. If the request data provided for updating the object was invalid, a `400 Bad Request` response will be returned, with the error details as the body of the response. -A boolean `partial` keyword argument may be supplied to the `.update()` method. If `partial` is set to `True`, all fields for the update will be optional. This allows support for HTTP `PATCH` requests. - Should be mixed in with [SingleObjectAPIView]. ## DestroyModelMixin |