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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/CHANGELOG b/activerecord/CHANGELOG index 3a8c81453a..a914b0c276 100644 --- a/activerecord/CHANGELOG +++ b/activerecord/CHANGELOG @@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ errors.on(:name) # => "must be shorter" errors.on("name") # => "must be shorter" +* Added Base.validate_presence as an alternative to implementing validate and doing errors.add_on_empty yourself. + * Added Base.validate_confirmation that encapsulates the pattern of wanting to validate a password or email address field with a confirmation. Example: Model: @@ -24,10 +26,9 @@ <%= password_field "person", "password_confirmation" %> 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. - - NOTE: This validation is only happening on create. When you want to update the record, you'll have to decide and pursue your - own course of action. + 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: @@ -40,7 +41,9 @@ View: <%= check_box "person", "terms_of_service" %> - The terms_of_service attribute is entirely virtual. It's only used for validation at the time of creation. No database column is needed. + 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. |