translations for custom validation error messages

[Ace Suares]

In validations, one can add a custom error message:
 

class Person < ActiveRecord::Base

  def a_method_used_for_validation_purposes

    errors.add(:name, "cannot contain the characters !@#%*()_-+=")

  end

end

How wil this message be translated when using I18n?
Can a key be passed instead of a message?

Cheers,
ace

[Norbert Melzer]

Am 21.07.2012 02:21 schrieb "Ace Suares" <aces...@gmail.com>:
>
> In validations, one can add a custom error message:
>  
>>
>> class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
>>   def a_method_used_for_validation_purposes

    errors.add(:name, I18n.t(:thekey)) #"cannot contain the characters !@#%*()_-+=")

>>   end
>> end
>
>
> How wil this message be translated when using I18n?
> Can a key be passed instead of a message?

That should do it.

> Cheers,
> ace

Hth
Norbert

[Ace Suares]

Thanks,

Indeed, when a message is send as a String, it will be taken literally,
and if it is send as a Symbol, it will be looked up in the translation table.

Nifty!

Cheers
ace