Method get_queryset

django/views/generic/list.py:22–47

Return the list of items for this view. The return value must be an iterable and may be an instance of `QuerySet` in which case `QuerySet` specific behavior will be enabled.

(self)

    ordering = None

    def get_queryset(self):
        """
        Return the list of items for this view.

        The return value must be an iterable and may be an instance of
        `QuerySet` in which case `QuerySet` specific behavior will be enabled.
        """
        if self.queryset is not None:
            queryset = self.queryset
            if isinstance(queryset, QuerySet):
                queryset = queryset.all()
        elif self.model is not None:
            queryset = self.model._default_manager.all()
        else:
            raise ImproperlyConfigured(
                "%(cls)s is missing a QuerySet. Define "
                "%(cls)s.model, %(cls)s.queryset, or override "
                "%(cls)s.get_queryset()." % {"cls": self.__class__.__name__}
            )
        ordering = self.get_ordering()
        if ordering:
            if isinstance(ordering, str):
                ordering = (ordering,)
            queryset = queryset.order_by(*ordering)

        return queryset

    def get_ordering(self):
        """Return the field or fields to use for ordering the queryset."""