Check out validates_inclusion_of

http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveRecord/Validations/ClassMethods.html#M002112



On Feb 3, 9:10 am, Juan Kinunt <rails-mailing-l...@andreas-s.net>
wrote:
> Hi,
> I have a model with three attributes that could be a fixed set of
> different values. Each attribute does not have sufficient entity to be a
> class (in my opinion) and I prefer to not to create classes in order to
> store them.
> For example, one attribute can be only three strings: phone, email or
> fax.
> The second, two strings: building or garage.
> The correct way of doing this is restricting to this values in the
> model?
> Is there something I can/have to do in the migration?
> I'm thinking about a validation of each field in the model and a
> selection-option field in the forms. Is this the best pattern in order
> to implement this? Would you prefer to create models for each of this
> attributes?
> Hope I explained myself properly.
> Thanks.
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