instance method `validation_context`

Ruby on Rails 8.0.4

Since v7.1.6

Available in: v7.1.6 v7.2.3 v8.0.4 v8.1.2

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validation_context()

Returns the context when running validations.

This is useful when running validations except a certain context (opposite to the on option).

class Person
  include ActiveModel::Validations

  attr_accessor :name
  validates :name, presence: true, if: -> { validation_context != :custom }
end

person = Person.new
person.valid?          #=> false
person.valid?(:new)    #=> false
person.valid?(:custom) #=> true

Source

# File activemodel/lib/active_model/validations.rb, line 456
    def validation_context
      context_for_validation.context
    end

Defined in activemodel/lib/active_model/validations.rb line 456 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub

Defined in ActiveModel::Validations

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