Question

I have a text field that can be empty when created, but not when updated.

How can I do that in rails: Different validation rules depending on action?

The idea behind this, is to allow an admin to create a blank issue ticket, to be filled by a user.

Here is my original model (issue.rb):

class Issue < ActiveRecord::Base

attr_accessible :content, :status

validates :content, :presence => true, :length => { :maximum => 2048 }
validates :status, :inclusion => { :in => %w(WAITING REJECTED ON OFF) }

belongs_to :user

end

How can I set :presence => true of :content only when updating, but not when creating?

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

You can use :on => :create in your validation statement.

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