you can add something like this below your field to achieve this <%= error_message_on :user, :active, "Status ", ' ', ' ' %>
On Sep 10, 2:26 am, Tim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I know this may be nit-picky, but I'd like to show a more friendly > field name when displaying error messages. > > For example, I've got a form field labeled "E-Mail Address" but the > error message looks like this: > > * Email address must be valid > > A better example is that I've got a field on the User model that is > called "active". The form field is labeled "Status" that allows the > user to choose active or inactive, but the error message looks like > this. > > * Active must be Active or Inactive > > Is there a better way to display errors, or something I can add to the > model, where I can specify a custom value for the field name? > > This is what I'm using... > > <% @user.errors.each_full do |message| %> > <li><%= message %></li> > <% end %> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
