Question

While trying to add an error message using add_to_base, I am getting an undefined method ‘errors’ message. I am defining it in my model. Am I supposed to include any other file in order to access the errors variable.

Model File – I am defining it inside a method

self.errors.add_to_base("Invalid Name")

Error Message

undefined method `errors' for #<Class:0x0000010179d7a0>

I tried by calling it as errors.add_to_base("Invalid Name") also but still getting the same error.

Thanks.

Answer 1

you should call it in your callback method, something like following

  def validate
    if !self.interests.blank? && !self.interests.match("<").nil?
        self.errors.add :base, 'Please ensure that Interest field do not contain HTML(< and >) tags'
    end
  end