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23,440 Points2nd Validation Quiz
Here is the question
Build a custom validator that ensures that no Contact’s last_name is Evil.
Here is my answer:
lass Contact < ActiveRecord::Base
validate :last_name_is_not_Evil
def last_name_is_not_Evil if @last_name.include?("Evil") errors.add(:last_name, "is Evil") end end
I get the ole Bummer Try Again message. Am I missing something really obvious?
Thanks!
4 Answers
Holger Liesegang
50,595 PointsHi Michael,
the following should work:
class Contact < ActiveRecord::Base
validate :last_name_is_not_evil
end
def last_name_is_not_evil
if last_name.include?("Evil")
errors.add(:last_name, "is Evil")
end
end
Michael Mykytyn
23,440 PointsThanks Holger
Hampton Catlin
Treehouse Guest TeacherIt was a simple error on capitalizing "Evil" in the method name. The way you had it would have worked technically, but typically in Ruby we don't use capitalizations in method names so the test was actually reacting to the style more than the substance.
Michael Mykytyn
23,440 PointsOk thanks Hampton and thanks for the great class!