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+++ b/guides/source/active_record_validations.md
@@ -361,6 +361,8 @@ class Product < ActiveRecord::Base
end
```
+Alternatively, you can require that the specified attribute does _not_ match the regular expression by using the `:without` option.
+
The default error message is _"is invalid"_.
### `inclusion`
@@ -524,9 +526,15 @@ If you validate the presence of an object associated via a `has_one` or
`marked_for_destruction?`.
Since `false.blank?` is true, if you want to validate the presence of a boolean
-field you should use `validates :field_name, inclusion: { in: [true, false] }`.
+field you should use one of the following validations:
-The default error message is _"can't be blank"_.
+```ruby
+validates :boolean_field_name, presence: true
+validates :boolean_field_name, inclusion: { in: [true, false] }
+validates :boolean_field_name, exclusion: { in: [nil] }
+```
+By using one of these validations, you will ensure the value will NOT be `nil`
+which would result in a `NULL` value in most cases.
### `absence`
@@ -698,7 +706,7 @@ we don't want names and surnames to begin with lower case.
```ruby
class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
validates_each :name, :surname do |record, attr, value|
- record.errors.add(attr, 'must start with upper case') if value =~ /\A[a-z]/
+ record.errors.add(attr, 'must start with upper case') if value =~ /\A[[:lower:]]/
end
end
```