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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/rest_framework/fields.py b/rest_framework/fields.py
index a56ea96b..5f198767 100644
--- a/rest_framework/fields.py
+++ b/rest_framework/fields.py
@@ -768,16 +768,13 @@ class ReadOnlyField(Field):
kwargs['read_only'] = True
super(ReadOnlyField, self).__init__(**kwargs)
- def to_native(self, data):
- raise NotImplemented('.to_native() not supported.')
-
def to_primative(self, value):
if is_simple_callable(value):
return value()
return value
-class MethodField(Field):
+class SerializerMethodField(Field):
"""
A read-only field that get its representation from calling a method on the
parent serializer class. The method called will be of the form
@@ -787,22 +784,22 @@ class MethodField(Field):
For example:
class ExampleSerializer(self):
- extra_info = MethodField()
+ extra_info = SerializerMethodField()
def get_extra_info(self, obj):
return ... # Calculate some data to return.
"""
- def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+ def __init__(self, method_attr=None, **kwargs):
+ self.method_attr = method_attr
kwargs['source'] = '*'
kwargs['read_only'] = True
- super(MethodField, self).__init__(**kwargs)
-
- def to_native(self, data):
- raise NotImplemented('.to_native() not supported.')
+ super(SerializerMethodField, self).__init__(**kwargs)
def to_primative(self, value):
- attr = 'get_{field_name}'.format(field_name=self.field_name)
- method = getattr(self.parent, attr)
+ method_attr = self.method_attr
+ if method_attr is None:
+ method_attr = 'get_{field_name}'.format(field_name=self.field_name)
+ method = getattr(self.parent, method_attr)
return method(value)