Question

I have a model called Client which runs a custom phone number validator to see if a given phone number is valid (validates :phone_number, :run_custom_validator => true). The problem is that this phone number field should not be required, its optional, but the validator runs every time even when no phone number is given. How do I get the validator to run only when a phone number is given? Any responses would be much appreciated! Thanks!

Answer 1

In the custom phone number validator, on the first line put the following:

return if phone_number.blank?