to_xml(options={}) — ActiveRecord::Errors

to_xml(options={})

Returns an XML representation of this error object.

class Company < ActiveRecord::Base
  validates_presence_of :name, :address, :email
  validates_length_of :name, :in => 5..30
end

company = Company.create(:address => '123 First St.')
company.errors.to_xml
# =>  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
#     <errors>
#       <error>Name is too short (minimum is 5 characters)</error>
#       <error>Name can't be blank</error>
#       <error>Address can't be blank</error>
#     </errors>

Parameters

options opt = {}

Source

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/validations.rb, line 248
    def to_xml(options={})
      options[:root] ||= "errors"
      options[:indent] ||= 2
      options[:builder] ||= Builder::XmlMarkup.new(:indent => options[:indent])

      options[:builder].instruct! unless options.delete(:skip_instruct)
      options[:builder].errors do |e|
        full_messages.each { |msg| e.error(msg) }
      end
    end

Defined in activerecord/lib/active_record/validations.rb line 248 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub

Defined in ActiveRecord::Errors

Signature

Parameters