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@ -228,15 +228,17 @@ The `ModelSerializer` class lets you automatically create a Serializer class wit
class Meta:
model = Account
**[TODO: Explain model field to serializer field mapping in more detail]**
By default, all the model fields on the class will be mapped to corresponding serializer fields.
Any foreign keys on the model will be mapped to `PrimaryKeyRelatedField` if you're using a `ModelSerializer`, or `HyperlinkedRelatedField` if you're using a `HyperlinkedModelSerializer`.
## Specifying fields explicitly
You can add extra fields to a `ModelSerializer` or override the default fields by declaring fields on the class, just as you would for a `Serializer` class.
class AccountSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
url = CharField(source='get_absolute_url', read_only=True)
group = NaturalKeyField()
url = serializers.CharField(source='get_absolute_url', read_only=True)
groups = serializers.PrimaryKeyRelatedField(many=True)
class Meta:
model = Account
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## Relational fields
When serializing model instances, there are a number of different ways you might choose to represent relationships. The default representation is to use the primary keys of the related instances.
When serializing model instances, there are a number of different ways you might choose to represent relationships. The default representation for `ModelSerializer` is to use the primary keys of the related instances.
Alternative representations include serializing using natural keys, serializing complete nested representations, or serializing using a custom representation, such as a URL that uniquely identifies the model instances.
Alternative representations include serializing using hyperlinks, serializing complete nested representations, or serializing with a custom representation.
The `PrimaryKeyRelatedField` and `HyperlinkedRelatedField` fields provide alternative flat representations.
The `ModelSerializer` class can itself be used as a field, in order to serialize relationships using nested representations.
The `RelatedField` class may be subclassed to create a custom representation of a relationship. The subclass should override `.to_native()`, and optionally `.from_native()` if deserialization is supported.
All the relational fields may be used for any relationship or reverse relationship on a model.
For full details see the [serializer relations][relations] documentation.
## Specifying which fields should be included
@ -330,3 +326,4 @@ The following custom model serializer could be used as a base class for model se
[cite]: https://groups.google.com/d/topic/django-users/sVFaOfQi4wY/discussion
[relations]: relations.md