validates_exclusion_of(*attr_names) — ActiveRecord::Validations::ClassMethods

validates_exclusion_of(*attr_names)

Validates that the value of the specified attribute is not in a particular enumerable object.

class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
  validates_exclusion_of :username, :in => %w( admin superuser ), :message => "You don't belong here"
  validates_exclusion_of :age, :in => 30..60, :message => "This site is only for under 30 and over 60"
  validates_exclusion_of :format, :in => %w( mov avi ), :message => "extension {{value}} is not allowed"
end

Configuration options:

:in - An enumerable object of items that the value shouldn’t be part of.
:message - Specifies a custom error message (default is: “is reserved”).
:allow_nil - If set to true, skips this validation if the attribute is nil (default is false).
:allow_blank - If set to true, skips this validation if the attribute is blank (default is false).
:if - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should occur (e.g. :if => :allow_validation, or :if => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step > 2 }). The method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
:unless - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should not occur (e.g. :unless => :skip_validation, or :unless => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step <= 2 }). The method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.

Parameters

attr_names rest

Source

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/validations.rb, line 855
      def validates_exclusion_of(*attr_names)
        configuration = { :on => :save }
        configuration.update(attr_names.extract_options!)

        enum = configuration[:in] || configuration[:within]

        raise(ArgumentError, "An object with the method include? is required must be supplied as the :in option of the configuration hash") unless enum.respond_to?(:include?)

        validates_each(attr_names, configuration) do |record, attr_name, value|
          if enum.include?(value)
            record.errors.add(attr_name, :exclusion, :default => configuration[:message], :value => value) 
          end
        end
      end

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Parameters