Question
When I render a page using the Django template renderer, I can pass in a
dictionary variable containing various values to manipulate them in the page
using {{ myVar }}.
Is there a way to access the same variable in JavaScript, <script></script>
(perhaps using the DOM;
I don't know how Django makes the variables accessible)? I want to be able to
look up details using an
Ajax lookup based on
the values contained in the variables passed in.
Answer
The {{variable}} is substituted directly into the HTML. Do a view source; it
isn't a "variable" or anything like it. It's just rendered text.
Having said that, you can put this kind of substitution into your JavaScript.
<script type="text/javascript">
var a = "{{someDjangoVariable}}";
</script>
This gives you "dynamic" JavaScript code.
