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@@ -524,9 +524,15 @@ 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`
@@ -871,7 +877,7 @@ should happen, an `Array` can be used. Moreover, you can apply both `:if` and
```ruby
class Computer < ActiveRecord::Base
validates :mouse, presence: true,
- if: ["market.retail?", :desktop?]
+ if: ["market.retail?", :desktop?],
unless: Proc.new { |c| c.trackpad.present? }
end
```
@@ -910,8 +916,8 @@ end
The easiest way to add custom validators for validating individual attributes
is with the convenient `ActiveModel::EachValidator`. In this case, the custom
validator class must implement a `validate_each` method which takes three
-arguments: record, attribute and value which correspond to the instance, the
-attribute to be validated and the value of the attribute in the passed
+arguments: record, attribute, and value. These correspond to the instance, the
+attribute to be validated, and the value of the attribute in the passed
instance.
```ruby