thanks for reply but its unusable bcz value gets blank before validation. example. u = User.new u.birth_date = '31/31/2011' u.birth_date #=> nil u.valid? #=> true
u.birth_date = '1/1/2011' u.birth_date #=> Sat, 01 Jan 2011 On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 2:21 PM, Neethu Satheesh <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi Sandip, > > You can provide model level validation for the date as follows. > > class User < ActiveRecord::Base > > validate :validate_birth_date > > def initialize(args={}) > > super > end > > > def validate_birth_date > valid_date_format = /<write a regex for the date in the > appropriate format>/ > if !birth_date.blank? && !birth_date.match(valid_date_format) > errors.add(:base, "Birth date is invalid") > end > end > > end > > You can explore more about errors in > > http://guides.rubyonrails.org/active_record_validations_callbacks.html#working_with_validation_errors-errors > > Thanks, > > Neethu > > -- > Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. > > -- > 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. > > -- sαη∂ιρ Rαηѕιηg --- www.funonrails.com twitter, github @sandipransing skype sandip.ransing -- 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.
