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| author | Kevin Skoglund <kevin@novafabrica.com> | 2011-02-07 09:25:22 -0500 |
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| committer | Kevin Skoglund <kevin@novafabrica.com> | 2011-02-07 09:25:22 -0500 |
| commit | 77582075a66ca6fcd6959e29b4d6625021e67edf (patch) | |
| tree | 1182e0dc6f4b1ce1d4a7390faa781c0aabbefb0c /railties/guides/source/active_record_validations_callbacks.textile | |
| parent | 58dccf305a63e5a77695206453a669bb3fffa17f (diff) | |
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Add note that validates_length_of will incorrectly pluralize min. length 1
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diff --git a/railties/guides/source/active_record_validations_callbacks.textile b/railties/guides/source/active_record_validations_callbacks.textile index a15571fe58..6f857ab9cc 100644 --- a/railties/guides/source/active_record_validations_callbacks.textile +++ b/railties/guides/source/active_record_validations_callbacks.textile @@ -314,6 +314,8 @@ class Essay < ActiveRecord::Base end </ruby> +Note that the default error messages are plural (e.g., "is too short (minimum is %{count} characters)"). For this reason, when +:minimum+ is 1 you should provide a personalized message or use +validates_presence_of+ instead. When +:in+ or +:within+ have a lower limit of 1, you should either provide a personalized message or call +validates_presence_of+ prior to +validates_length_of+. + The +validates_size_of+ helper is an alias for +validates_length_of+. h4. +validates_numericality_of+ |