Re: [Rails] validations in Rails 4.2

2015-09-18 Thread Hunter Stevens
This clears up everything :-) I do have the free chapter, and am subscribed to his weekly emails. I just need to take the time to sit down and read everything. His blog posts are very helpful though. Again, thank you for the help!! :D On Friday, September 18, 2015 at 9:36:31 AM UTC-4, tamouse

Re: [Rails] validations in Rails 4.2

2015-09-18 Thread tamouse pontiki
On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 2:44 PM, Hunter Stevens wrote: > The docs I was referring to were Rails Guides, which I take for > granted as THE docs. Thank you for the appropriate link! The Guides are great, but definitely not all the documentation! :) The api documentation is probably more vital to un

Re: [Rails] validations in Rails 4.2

2015-09-17 Thread Hunter Stevens
Thank you, I did not think of including `greater_than: 0` in the validations! The docs I was referring to were Rails Guides, which I take for granted as THE docs. Thank you for the appropriate link! Finally, just to clarify (because I want to make sure I understand): 1. The database allows NUL

Re: [Rails] validations in Rails 4.2

2015-09-17 Thread tamouse pontiki
On Wed, Sep 16, 2015 at 9:54 AM, Hunter Stevens wrote: > Hello. I know the title may be broad, but I am not sure how else to put it. > > I am writing a model, in which the attribute "number_of_extensions" needs > 2 things: > 1. It is required for this model > 2. It must be a whole, positive numbe

[Rails] validations in Rails 4.2

2015-09-16 Thread Hunter Stevens
Hello. I know the title may be broad, but I am not sure how else to put it. I am writing a model, in which the attribute "number_of_extensions" needs 2 things: 1. It is required for this model 2. It must be a whole, positive number I know I can do this simply by validates :number_of_extensions,