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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/CHANGELOG b/activerecord/CHANGELOG index 78243608cd..4590f2c1a2 100644 --- a/activerecord/CHANGELOG +++ b/activerecord/CHANGELOG @@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ * Added Base.validate_presence as an alternative to implementing validate and doing errors.add_on_empty yourself. -* Added Base.validate_uniqueness that alidates whether the value of the specified attributes are unique across the system. +* Added Base.validates_uniqueness_of that alidates whether the value of the specified attributes are unique across the system. Useful for making sure that only one user can be named "davidhh". Model: class Person < ActiveRecord::Base - validate_uniqueness :user_name + validates_uniqueness_of :user_name end View: @@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ attribute (that maps to a column). When the record is updated, the same check is made but disregarding the record itself. -* Added Base.validate_confirmation that encapsulates the pattern of wanting to validate a password or email address field with a confirmation. Example: +* Added Base.validates_confirmation_of that encapsulates the pattern of wanting to validate a password or email address field with a confirmation. Example: Model: class Person < ActiveRecord::Base - validate_confirmation :password + validates_confirmation_of :password end View: @@ -56,23 +56,19 @@ The person has to already have a password attribute (a column in the people table), but the password_confirmation is virtual. It exists only as an in-memory variable for validating the password. This check is performed both on create and update. - See validate_confirmation_on_create and validate_confirmation_on_update if you want to restrict the validation to just one of the two - situations. -* Added Base.validate_confirmation that encapsulates the pattern of wanting to validate the acceptance of a terms of service check box (or similar agreement). Example: +* Added Base.validates_acceptance_of that encapsulates the pattern of wanting to validate the acceptance of a terms of service check box (or similar agreement). Example: Model: class Person < ActiveRecord::Base - validate_acceptance :terms_of_service + validates_acceptance_of :terms_of_service end View: <%= check_box "person", "terms_of_service" %> The terms_of_service attribute is entirely virtual. No database column is needed. This check is performed both on create and update. - See validate_acceptance_on_create and validate_acceptance_on_update if you want to restrict the validation to just one of the two - situations. NOTE: The agreement is considered valid if it's set to the string "1". This makes it easy to relate it to an HTML checkbox. |