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Asked: May 13, 20262026-05-13T21:03:26+00:00 2026-05-13T21:03:26+00:00

Looking for a Rails validation that will only allow letters, numbers, and spaces. This

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Looking for a Rails validation that will only allow letters, numbers, and spaces.
This will do letters and numbers, but no spaces.
I need spaces.

validates_format_of :name, :with => /^\w+$/i,
:message => "can only contain letters and numbers."
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    2026-05-13T21:03:27+00:00Added an answer on May 13, 2026 at 9:03 pm
    validates_format_of :name, :with => /^[a-zA-Z\d ]*$/i,
    :message => "can only contain letters and numbers."
    

    Here is only Number, Letters ans spaces.

    Is that exactly what you need ?

    PS : This tools is very useful if you are doing a lot of reg-exp : http://rubular.com/

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