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Ruby ActiveRecord Basics Validation Using Validations

Sarah A. Morrigan
Sarah A. Morrigan
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Posted by Sarah A. Morrigan
Sarah A. Morrigan
14,329 Points

buggy code challenge again? (Stage 3 - Using Validations)

class Contact < ActiveRecord::Base
   validates :city, length: {in 2..30}, presence: true
 end

There is no discernible reason why this gives me an error.

It is exactly the same format as shown in video (2:31).

contact.rb 
 class Contact < ActiveRecord::Base

 end

3 Answers

William Li
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William Li
Courses Plus Student 26,868 Points
William Li
William Li
Courses Plus Student 26,868 Points

Hi, Sarah, This line has minor bug

length: {in 2..30}   # missed a colon after in

# should be
length: {in: 2..30}
Salman Akram
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Salman Akram
Courses Plus Student 40,065 Points
Salman Akram
Salman Akram
Courses Plus Student 40,065 Points

Hi Sarah,

Under length, I find little missing coma (':') that should be like {in: 2..30} :smile:

class Contact < ActiveRecord::Base
   validates :city, length: {in: 2..30}, presence: true
 end
Sarah A. Morrigan
Sarah A. Morrigan
14,329 Points
Sarah A. Morrigan
Sarah A. Morrigan
14,329 Points

yikes! lol... duh

i need new glasses 8-)

Salman Akram
Salman Akram
Courses Plus Student 40,065 Points

Lol, yeah this is common minor mistakes like we don't know what's going on. :(