Fixed #4316 -- Added docstring and tests for django.newforms.utils.fl…

…atatt().

Thanks, Gary Wilson.


git-svn-id: http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/trunk@5291 bcc190cf-cafb-0310-a4f2-bffc1f526a37

django/newforms/util.py

@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 from django.utils.html import escape
 from django.utils.encoding import smart_unicode
 
-# Converts a dictionary to a single string with key="value", XML-style with
-# a leading space. Assumes keys do not need to be XML-escaped.
-flatatt = lambda attrs: u''.join([u' %s="%s"' % (k, escape(v)) for k, v in attrs.items()])
+def flatatt(attrs):
+    """
+    Convert a dictionary of attributes to a single string.
+    The returned string will contain a leading space followed by key="value",
+    XML-style pairs.  It is assumed that the keys do not need to be XML-escaped.
+    If the passed dictionary is empty, then return an empty string.
+    """
+    return u''.join([u' %s="%s"' % (k, escape(v)) for k, v in attrs.items()])
 
 class ErrorDict(dict):
     """

tests/regressiontests/forms/tests.py

@@ -3515,6 +3515,15 @@
 u'1'
 >>> smart_unicode('foo')
 u'foo'
+
+# flatatt tests
+>>> from django.newforms.util import flatatt
+>>> flatatt({'id': "header"})
+u' id="header"'
+>>> flatatt({'class': "news", 'title': "Read this"})
+u' class="news" title="Read this"'
+>>> flatatt({})
+u''
 """
 
 __test__ = {