Accept a symbol for `:in` option on inclusion and exclusion validators

3 files changed, 14 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/activemodel/lib/active_model/validations/clusivity.rb b/activemodel/lib/active_model/validations/clusivity.rb
index 643a6f2b7c..cf1415b6c2 100644
--- a/activemodel/lib/active_model/validations/clusivity.rb
+++ b/activemodel/lib/active_model/validations/clusivity.rb
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ require 'active_support/core_ext/range.rb'
 module ActiveModel
   module Validations
     module Clusivity #:nodoc:
-      ERROR_MESSAGE = "An object with the method #include? or a proc or lambda is required, " <<
+      ERROR_MESSAGE = "An object with the method #include? or a proc, lambda or symbol is required, " <<
                       "and must be supplied as the :in (or :within) option of the configuration hash"
 
       def check_validity!
-        unless [:include?, :call].any?{ |method| delimiter.respond_to?(method) }
+        unless delimiter.respond_to?(:include?) || delimiter.respond_to?(:call) || delimiter.respond_to?(:to_sym)
           raise ArgumentError, ERROR_MESSAGE
         end
       end
@@ -15,7 +15,14 @@ module ActiveModel
     private
 
       def include?(record, value)
-        exclusions = delimiter.respond_to?(:call) ? delimiter.call(record) : delimiter
+        exclusions = if delimiter.respond_to?(:call)
+                       delimiter.call(record)
+                     elsif delimiter.respond_to?(:to_sym)
+                       record.send(delimiter)
+                     else
+                       delimiter
+                     end
+
         exclusions.send(inclusion_method(exclusions), value)
       end
 
diff --git a/activemodel/lib/active_model/validations/exclusion.rb b/activemodel/lib/active_model/validations/exclusion.rb
index dc3368c569..3ec552c372 100644
--- a/activemodel/lib/active_model/validations/exclusion.rb
+++ b/activemodel/lib/active_model/validations/exclusion.rb
@@ -24,11 +24,12 @@ module ActiveModel
       #     validates_exclusion_of :format, in: %w( mov avi ), message: "extension %{value} is not allowed"
       #     validates_exclusion_of :password, in: ->(person) { [person.username, person.first_name] },
       #                            message: 'should not be the same as your username or first name'
+      #     validates_exclusion_of :karma, in: :reserved_karmas
       #   end
       #
       # Configuration options:
       # * <tt>:in</tt> - An enumerable object of items that the value shouldn't
-      #   be part of. This can be supplied as a proc or lambda which returns an
+      #   be part of. This can be supplied as a proc, lambda or symbol which returns an
       #   enumerable. If the enumerable is a range the test is performed with
       # * <tt>:within</tt> - A synonym(or alias) for <tt>:in</tt>
       #   <tt>Range#cover?</tt>, otherwise with <tt>include?</tt>.
diff --git a/activemodel/lib/active_model/validations/inclusion.rb b/activemodel/lib/active_model/validations/inclusion.rb
index c2835c550b..babc8982da 100644
--- a/activemodel/lib/active_model/validations/inclusion.rb
+++ b/activemodel/lib/active_model/validations/inclusion.rb
@@ -23,11 +23,12 @@ module ActiveModel
       #     validates_inclusion_of :age, in: 0..99
       #     validates_inclusion_of :format, in: %w( jpg gif png ), message: "extension %{value} is not included in the list"
       #     validates_inclusion_of :states, in: ->(person) { STATES[person.country] }
+      #     validates_inclusion_of :karma, in: :available_karmas
       #   end
       #
       # Configuration options:
       # * <tt>:in</tt> - An enumerable object of available items. This can be
-      #   supplied as a proc or lambda which returns an enumerable. If the
+      #   supplied as a proc, lambda or symbol which returns an enumerable. If the
       #   enumerable is a range the test is performed with <tt>Range#cover?</tt>,
       #   otherwise with <tt>include?</tt>.
       # * <tt>:within</tt> - A synonym(or alias) for <tt>:in</tt>