# How to convert your Function Based View into a Class Based View in Django?

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In **Django** you can use a **Function Based View**(**FBV**) or a **Class Based View**(**CBV**), both kinds have its own advantages and disadvantages.

But there is no doubt that **CBV** can make your work a lot easier than **FBV** by handling some repetitive work for you.

Converting your normal **Function Based Views** into **Class Based Views** is pretty simple, let’s see how:

* Suppose our **FBV** looks something like this:
    

```python
def my_view(request):
	if request.method == 'GET':
		# Your View logic on GET
		# ...
	elif request.method == 'POST':
		# Your View logic on POST
		# ...
```

* When you will convert it into a **CBV**, it will look something like this:
    

```python
from django.views.generic import View

class MyView(View):
	def get(self, request):
		# Your View logic on GET
		# ...
	def post(self, request):
		# Your View logic on POST
		# ...
```

As you can see that, you just have to use `View` class from Django generic views, and just define two methods for `GET` and `POST` requests.

This is the most basic version of **CBV** give above, but there are some more other **CBVs** as well for common tasks such as:

**Generic Base Views:**

* RedirectView
    
* TemplateView
    
* View
    

**Authentication Views:**

* LoginView
    
* LogoutView
    
* PasswordChangeDoneView
    
* PasswordChangeView
    
* PasswordResetCompleteView
    
* PasswordResetConfirmView
    
* PasswordResetDoneView
    
* PasswordResetView
    

**Generic CRUD Views:**

* CreateView
    
* DeleteView
    
* DeleteViewCustomDeleteWarning
    
* FormView
    
* UpdateView
    

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