If the field is empty, then self.start_date is nil. Try this:
def start_date_should_not_be_greater_than_current_date
if !self.start_date.nil?
if self.start_date > Date.today
errors.add("Whatever")
end
end
end
or something similar
On Mar 5, 8:08 am, Hemant Bhargava <li...@ruby-forum.com> wrote:
> I have wrote an validation function for checking that my starting date
> should be greater than the current date as like
>
> validate :start_date_should_not_be_greater_than_current_date
>
> def start_date_should_not_be_greater_than_current_date
> if self.start_date > Date.today
> errors.add("Whatever")
> end
> end
>
> But the problem is that when i left empty the field for start_date when
> filling values in form, this error is coming:-
> ----
> You have a nil object when you didn't expect it!
> The error occurred while evaluating nil.>
> ----
>
> I have also wrote some exceptions for my methods but these exceptions
> are not catching this error.
>
> Can you guys tell me how to tackle with this situation..
> --
> Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/.
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