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@@ -845,9 +845,9 @@ class Person < ApplicationRecord
end
```
-You can also use `on:` to define custom context.
-Custom contexts need to be triggered explicitly
-by passing name of the context to `valid?`, `invalid?` or `save`.
+You can also use `on:` to define custom contexts. Custom contexts need to be
+triggered explicitly by passing the name of the context to `valid?`,
+`invalid?`, or `save`.
```ruby
class Person < ApplicationRecord
@@ -855,14 +855,32 @@ class Person < ApplicationRecord
validates :age, numericality: true, on: :account_setup
end
-person = Person.new
+person = Person.new(age: 'thirty-three')
+person.valid? # => true
+person.valid?(:account_setup) # => false
+person.errors.messages
+ # => {:email=>["has already been taken"], :age=>["is not a number"]}
```
-`person.valid?(:account_setup)` executes both the validations
-without saving the model. And `person.save(context: :account_setup)`
-validates `person` in `account_setup` context before saving.
-On explicit triggers, model is validated by
-validations of only that context and validations without context.
+`person.valid?(:account_setup)` executes both the validations without saving
+the model. `person.save(context: :account_setup)` validates `person` in the
+`account_setup` context before saving.
+
+When triggered by an explicit context, validations are run for that context,
+as well as any validations _without_ a context.
+
+```ruby
+class Person < ApplicationRecord
+ validates :email, uniqueness: true, on: :account_setup
+ validates :age, numericality: true, on: :account_setup
+ validates :name, presence: true
+end
+
+person = Person.new
+person.valid?(:account_setup) # => false
+person.errors.messages
+ # => {:email=>["has already been taken"], :age=>["is not a number"], :name=>["can't be blank"]}
+```
Strict Validations
------------------
@@ -928,6 +946,13 @@ class Account < ApplicationRecord
end
```
+As `Lambdas` are a type of `Proc`, they can also be used to write inline
+conditions in a shorter way.
+
+```ruby
+validates :password, confirmation: true, unless: -> { password.blank? }
+```
+
### Grouping Conditional validations
Sometimes it is useful to have multiple validations use one condition. It can