Question

I know I can fix this issue with i18n, which I will try to do if I have the time, but for a quicker fix I was curious: Is there a way to add the attribute name to a rails validation error? For example, I have the following in my model:

validates_presence_of :name

The validation error rendered is can't be blank. I’d prefer it to say Name can't be blank.

Answer 1

Use errors.full_messages:

<ul>
  <% @record.errors.full_messages.each do |msg| %>
    <li><%= msg %></li>
  <% end %>
</ul>