Did you look at validates_associated http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveRecord/Validations/ClassMethods.html#M002171
Darian Shimy -- http://www.darianshimy.com http://twitter.com/dshimy On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 6:33 AM, Todd A. Jacobs <[email protected]> wrote: > I am trying to set up a validation in a model to ensure that a record > can't be saved unless the foreign key it belongs_to is a valid record. > My model says: > > class Admin < ActiveRecord::Base > validates_presence_of :user_id > validates_numericality_of :user_id > validates_uniqueness_of :user_id > validates_associated :user > > belongs_to :user > > end > > but I can still create an admin record even if the associated user > record doesn't exist. I tried creating a custom validator, too, but I > couldn't test User.find(@user_id) from within the model. > > How can I check for this at the model level? > > -- > "Oh, look: rocks!" > -- Doctor Who, "Destiny of the Daleks" > > -- > > 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=. > > > -- 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=.
