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Luke Ward
9,154 PointsCant get validate probile_name to work.
validates :profile_name, format: { with: /a-zA-Z-_+/, message: "must be formatted correctly." }
I use this code but everytime i try and make a profile name no matter what I put it will still tell me it is not formated corectly.
4 Answers
Andrew Whitfield
5,239 PointsDid you mean:
/a-zA-Z-+/ ?
It might be treating the - between Z and \ as a 'range'.
Try escaping the - with \ to get \- and see if that is the cause?
Robert Gray
6,674 PointsI am having the same issue:
validates :profile_name, presence: true, uniqueness: true, format: { with: /a-zA-Z0-9_-/, message: 'Must be formatted correctly.' }
user.profile_name = "My Profile with Spaces"
assert user.errors[:profile_name].include?("Must be Formatted Correctly")
This assertion still fails
Luke Ward
9,154 PointsI think he does try to fix it in a later video from what I can remember I have only just come back to this project so if I found out how to do it ill let you know.
Jeremy G
4,601 PointsUse this code instead for the keyspace
/\A[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+\Z/