Django Manytomanyfield in Ajax Form - ajax

Question

I implemented an Ajax CRUD. My Model has one ManyToMany field(category). If i choose only one item for this field everything will be good, but if choose multi items it shows form invalid error. Please tell me what should I do.
model.py:
class BusienssCategory(models.Model):
title = models.CharField(max_length=20, unique=True)
slug = models.SlugField(unique=True)
description = models.CharField(max_length=45)
def __str__(self):
return self.title
class BusienssProfile(models.Model):
title = models.CharField(max_length=20)
description = models.CharField(max_length=40)
category = select2.fields.ManyToManyField(BusienssCategory)
image = models.ImageField(upload_to=upload_image_path, null=True,
blank=True)
def __str__(self):
return self.title
form.py:
class BusinessForm(forms.ModelForm):
class Meta:
model = BusienssProfile
fields = ('title', 'category', 'shortDescription')
view.py:
def save_business_form(request, form, template_name):
data = dict()
form = BusinessForm(request.POST, request.FILES)
if request.method == 'POST':
if form.is_valid():
form.save()
data['form_is_valid'] = True
businesses = BusienssProfile.objects.all()
data['html_business_list'] = render_to_string('business/business_profile/partial_business_list.html', {
'businesses': businesses
})
else:
data['form_is_valid'] = False
context = {'form': form}
data['html_form'] = render_to_string(template_name, context,
request=request)
return JsonResponse(data)
ajax.js:
var saveForm = function() {
var form = $(this);
var data = new FormData($('form').get(0));
var categories = $("#id_category").val();
var featured = $('#id_featured').prop('checked');
var active = $('#id_active').prop('checked');
data.append("image", $("#id_image")[0].files[0]);
data.append("title",$("#id_title").val());
data.append("category", categories);
data.append("description",$("#id_Description").val());
$.ajax({
url: form.attr("action"),
data: data,
processData: false,
contentType: false,
type: form.attr("method"),
dataType: 'json',
success: function (data) {
if (data.form_is_valid) {
Command: toastr["success"]("The profile has been
deleted.", "Success");
}
else {
Command: toastr["error"]("Something has gone wrong!", "Failure")
}
},
error: function(XMLHttpRequest, textStatus, errorThrown, url) {
alert("Status: " + textStatus);
alert("Error: " + errorThrown);
}
});
return false;
};
I've already tested the form without Ajax and it doesn't show any error. I think something must be wrong in Multiselect return value.

Answer 1

Finally I solved the problem by using both of serializeArray and FormData together. I used Formdata to handle image field and serializeArray to serialize manytomanyField (and other fields). Here is my final js file:
var saveForm = function() {
var form = $(this);
serialData = form.serializeArray();
// We need to use FormData to upload image or file
var data = new FormData($('form').get(0));
data.append("image", $("#id_image")[0].files[0]);
var other_data = form.serializeArray();
$.each(other_data,function(key,input){
data.append(input.name,input.value);
});
$.ajax({
url: form.attr("action"),
data: data,
type: form.attr("method"),
dataType: 'json',
cache: false,
processData: false,
contentType: false,
success: function (data) {
...
}
return false;
};