Method: Validatable::Macros#validates_format_of

Defined in:
lib/validatable/macros.rb

#validates_format_of(*args) ⇒ Object

call-seq: validates_format_of(*args)

Validates whether the value of the specified attribute is of the correct form by matching it against the regular expression provided.

class Person
include Validatable    
validates_format_of :first_name, :with => /[ A-Za-z]/
end

A regular expression must be provided or else an exception will be raised.

Configuration options:

* after_validate - A block that executes following the run of a validation
* message - The message to add to the errors collection when the validation fails
* times - The number of times the validation applies
* level - The level at which the validation should occur
* if - A block that when executed must return true of the validation will not occur
* with - The regular expression used to validate the format
* group - The group that this validation belongs to.  A validation can belong to multiple groups


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# File 'lib/validatable/macros.rb', line 48

def validates_format_of(*args)
  add_validations(args, ValidatesFormatOf)
end