Fixed #19335 - Typo and cleanups in docs/topics/class-based-views/index.txt

Django provides base view classes which will suit a wide range of applications.

All views inherit from the :class:`~django.views.generic.base.View` class, which

handles linking the view in to the URLs, HTTP method dispatching and other

simple features. :class:`~django.views.generic.base.RedirectView` is for a simple HTTP

redirect, and :class:`~django.views.generic.base.TemplateView` extends the base class

to make it also render a template.

simple features. :class:`~django.views.generic.base.RedirectView` is for a

simple HTTP redirect, and :class:`~django.views.generic.base.TemplateView`

extends the base class to make it also render a template.

Simple usage in your URLconf

The simplest way to use generic views is to create them directly in your

URLconf. If you're only changing a few simple attributes on a class-based view,

you can simply pass them into the ``as_view`` method call itself::

you can simply pass them into the

:meth:`~django.views.generic.base.View.as_view` method call itself::

    from django.conf.urls import patterns, url, include

    from django.views.generic import TemplateView

        (r'^about/', TemplateView.as_view(template_name="about.html")),

    )

Any arguments given will override the ``template_name`` on the

A similar overriding pattern can be used for the ``url`` attribute on

:class:`~django.views.generic.base.RedirectView`.

Any arguments passed to :meth:`~django.views.generic.base.View.as_view` will

override attributes set on the class. In this example, we set ``template_name``

on the ``TemplateView``. A similar overriding pattern can be used for the

``url`` attribute on :class:`~django.views.generic.base.RedirectView`.

Subclassing generic views

Then we just need to add this new view into our URLconf.

`~django.views.generic.base.TemplateView` is a class, not a function, so we

point the URL to the ``as_view`` class method instead, which provides a

function-like entry to class-based views::

point the URL to the :meth:`~django.views.generic.base.View.as_view` class

method instead, which provides a function-like entry to class-based views::

    # urls.py

    from django.conf.urls import patterns, url, include