On the other hand, validating that the value is just a number doesn't solve entering faulty information... I would still validate the format with a regexp to make sure you get what you're expecting.
On Jan 26, 8:48 am, pepe <[email protected]> wrote: > That would be fine if no validation were needed but one has to assume > that there is the need if the OP is using a validation. Just removing > non numeric values will not do the trick if only non numeric values or > 'garbage' is entered. You could end up with 'anything' in the field, > for example a phone number containing '123'. > > On Jan 25, 11:00 pm, Marnen Laibow-Koser <[email protected]> wrote: > > > pepe wrote: > > > Why don't you use 'validates_format_of' instead? You can use a regexp > > > and make sure there are only numbers and dashes. Here is the > > > documentation page: > > > >http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveRecord/Validations/ClassMeth... > > > Better yet, don't validate at all. Instead, just accept any input and > > remove non-numeric characters. This will enable the user to enter the > > phone number in the format of his choice. > > > Best, > > -- > > Marnen Laibow-Koserhttp://www.marnen.org > > [email protected] > > -- > > Posted viahttp://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.
