Including Dynamically Created Fields in Django Form Submission

To include your dynamically created fields in the form POST request, you need to make a few modifications to your code. Here's how to accomplish this:

1. Add Names to Your Dynamic Input Fields

The most important issue is that your dynamically created input fields have IDs but no name attributes. Form fields are only submitted if they have a name attribute.

Modify your AJAX success function to include names for the input fields:

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success: function(data){
  newRowAdd = ''; 
  
  let i = 0
  data.scoreQuestion.forEach(element => {
    i = i + 1
    // Store the question in a hidden field
    newRowAdd = newRowAdd +
        '<div class="dynamic-question-answer">' +
        '<p>' + element.domanda + '</p>' +
        '<input type="hidden" name="question_' + i + '" value="' + element.domanda + '">' +
        '<input id="answer' + i + '" name="answer_' + i + '" type="text" class="form-control">' +
        '</div>';
  });
  $("#score").append(newRowAdd);
}

2. Add a Hidden Counter Field

To help your server-side code know how many dynamic fields were created, add a hidden counter:

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success: function(data){
  newRowAdd = ''; 
  
  let i = 0
  data.scoreQuestion.forEach(element => {
    i = i + 1
    // Same as above
  });
  
  // Add a hidden field to store the count
  newRowAdd += '<input type="hidden" name="question_count" value="' + i + '">';
  
  $("#score").append(newRowAdd);
}

3. Process the Form Data in Your View

In your Django view, you can process these fields like this:

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def your_view(request):
    if request.method == 'POST':
        form = YourForm(request.POST, request.FILES)
        if form.is_valid():
            # Process the regular form fields
            instance = form.save(commit=False)
            
            # Process the dynamic fields
            question_count = int(request.POST.get('question_count', 0))
            questions_answers = []
            
            for i in range(1, question_count + 1):
                question = request.POST.get(f'question_{i}', '')
                answer = request.POST.get(f'answer_{i}', '')
                if question and answer:
                    questions_answers.append({
                        'question': question,
                        'answer': answer
                    })
            
            # Now you have your data in the format you wanted
            # You can save it to the database or return it as JSON
            
            # Example: Convert to JSON
            import json
            json_data = json.dumps(questions_answers)
            
            # Save to your model if needed
            instance.questions_answers = json_data
            instance.save()
            
            return redirect('success_url')
    else:
        # Your existing GET handling code

4. Alternative Approach: Use FormData and AJAX for Submission

If you prefer to handle the submission via AJAX instead of a regular form submit, you can modify your form submission to use JavaScript:

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// Add this to your script
$("form").on("submit", function(e) {
    e.preventDefault();
    
    var formData = new FormData(this);
    
    // Add dynamic fields data
    var dynamicData = [];
    $(".dynamic-question-answer").each(function() {
        var question = $(this).find('input[name^="question_"]').val();
        var answer = $(this).find('input[name^="answer_"]').val();
        dynamicData.push({
            'question': question,
            'answer': answer
        });
    });
    
    // Add the JSON data to the form
    formData.append('dynamic_data', JSON.stringify(dynamicData));
    
    $.ajax({
        url: $(this).attr('action') || window.location.href,
        type: "POST",
        data: formData,
        processData: false,
        contentType: false,
        success: function(response) {
            // Handle success
            window.location.href = response.redirect_url;
        },
        error: function(xhr) {
            // Handle error
            console.log(xhr.responseText);
        }
    });
});

Then in your view:

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def your_view(request):
    if request.method == 'POST':
        form = YourForm(request.POST, request.FILES)
        if form.is_valid():
            instance = form.save(commit=False)
            
            # Get the dynamic data
            import json
            dynamic_data = json.loads(request.POST.get('dynamic_data', '[]'))
            
            # Save or process as needed
            instance.questions_answers = json.dumps(dynamic_data)
            instance.save()
            
            if request.headers.get('x-requested-with') == 'XMLHttpRequest':
                return JsonResponse({'redirect_url': '/success/'})
            else:
                return redirect('success_url')
    # Rest of your view

This approach gives you more flexibility in how you handle the form data and allows you to return different responses based on whether it was a regular form submission or an AJAX request.