customize active record attribute display name in error message
drewB
used in a validation error message. For example, let's say I have an
active record with the attribute :msg that is validated for presence.
If is doesn't exist I don't want the user to see "msg can't be
blank!" I want it to say "Message can't be blank!" Is there an easy
way to do that?
Greg Donald
Have you read the validation documentation?
All of the Rails validators support a :message option, for example
look at validates_presence_of:
http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveRecord/Validations/ClassMethods.html#M002164
See where it says "message - A custom error message (default is:
"can‘t be blank")." ? That means when you write
validates_presence_of :foo, :message => "Message can't be blank!"
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drewB
to use many of the default messages and just change the attribute name
displayed. For example, something like:
attr_display_name :msg "Message"
On Sep 25, 3:31 pm, Greg Donald <gdon...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Is there an easy way to customize the display name of the attributed
> > used in a validation error message. For example, let's say I have an
> > active record with the attribute :msg that is validated for presence.
> > If is doesn't exist I don't want the user to see "msg can't be
> > blank!" I want it to say "Message can't be blank!" Is there an easy
> > way to do that?
>
> Have you read the validation documentation?
>
> All of the Rails validators support a :message option, for example
> look at validates_presence_of:
>
richardun
You can change the "humanized" version of that symbol when it's
accessed via human_attribute_name.
Try this:
class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
HUMANIZED_COLUMNS = {:msg => "Message"}
def self.human_attribute_name(attribute)
HUMANIZED_COLUMNS[attribute.to_sym] || super
end
end
HTH,
Richard
Richard Navarrete
Essentially, Drew, you can map the column to be something else when you call "humanize" on it. Try this:
class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
HUMANIZED_COLUMNS = {:msg => "Message"}
def self.human_attribute_name(attribute)
HUMANIZED_COLUMNS[attribute.to_sym] || super
end
end
HTH,
Richard
richardun
there won't be two responses...
Essentially, Drew, you can map the column to be something else when
you call "humanize" on it. Try this:
class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
HUMANIZED_COLUMNS = {:msg => "Message"}
def self.human_attribute_name(attribute)
HUMANIZED_COLUMNS[attribute.to_sym] || super
end
end
HTH,
Richard
drewB
On Sep 25, 3:17 pm, richardun <richar...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I responded just a bit ago, but I don't see my response, so hopefully
> there won't be two responses...
>
> Essentially, Drew, you can map the column to be something else when
> you call "humanize" on it. Try this:
>
> class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
>
> HUMANIZED_COLUMNS = {:msg => "Message"}
>
> def self.human_attribute_name(attribute)
> HUMANIZED_COLUMNS[attribute.to_sym] || super
> end
> end
>
> HTH,
> Richard
>
> On Sep 25, 4:49 pm, drewB <dbats...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Is there an easy way to customize the display name of the attributed
> > If is doesn't exist I don't want the user to see "msg can't be
> > way to do that?
Tom Mac
I was just trying this My models and relations are as
company has_many users
user belongs_to company
And when saving a user a company is also saved So in user model I
have
validates_associated :company
The solution works perfectly for user model attributes. But it
is not working for company attributes. For example in companies table i
have address_city field And as the solution suggests I add to company
model below code
HUMANIZED_COLUMNS = {:address_city => "City"}
def self.human_attribute_name(attribute)
HUMANIZED_COLUMNS[attribute.to_sym] || super
end
But this is not working It shows Address city .But I need is
City. Please help
Thanks
Tom
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Tom Mac
One more thing is ,in order to show validates_associated error
message than the regular message "is invalid" I am using the hack in
environment.rb like
module ActiveRecord::Validations::ClassMethods
def validates_associated(*associations)
associations.each do |association|
class_eval do
validates_each(associations) do |record, associate_name,
value|
associates = record.send(associate_name)
associates = [associates] unless
associates.respond_to?('each')
associates.each do |associate|
if associate && !associate.valid?
associate.errors.each do |key, value|
record.errors.add(key, value)
end
end
end
end
end
end
end
end
Tom Mac
this the right approach.Please correct if wrong
> module ActiveRecord::Validations::ClassMethods
> def validates_associated(*associations)
> associations.each do |association|
> class_eval do
> validates_each(associations) do |record, associate_name,
> value|
> associates = record.send(associate_name)
> associates = [associates] unless
> associates.respond_to?('each')
> associates.each do |associate|
> if associate && !associate.valid?
> associate.errors.each do |key, value|
humanized_columns = {:address_city =>
"City",:phone_oofice => "Office Phone Number"}
record.errors.add(key, value,{:attribute =>
humanized[key.to_sym] || human_attribute_name(key.to_s)})
> end
> end
> end
> end
> end
> end
> end
> end
Thanks
Tom
Sharagoz --
model "translations" to the localization file like so:
en:
activerecord:
models:
user: "User"
company: "Company"
attributes:
user:
login: "Username"
password. "Password"
company:
name: "Company name"
I prefer this method over having the HUMANIZED_COLUMNS in every model.
I18n can also be used to customize error messages, if you dont like the
default ones (like "is invalid"). This is certanly a lot cleaner than
hacking active record.
Tom Mac
Thanks for replying back.Can you please paste a good link explains how
to do this?
Tom
Sharagoz --
Ryan Bates has a screen cast on it:
http://railscasts.com/episodes/138-i18n
And then there's the official I18n guide
http://guides.rubyonrails.org/i18n.html
Marnen Laibow-Koser
> You mean how to use I18n?
> Ryan Bates has a screen cast on it:
> http://railscasts.com/episodes/138-i18n
> And then there's the official I18n guide
> http://guides.rubyonrails.org/i18n.html
Unfortunately, Rails' official I18N is quite cumbersome. I highly
recommend fast_gettext.
Best,
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mar...@marnen.org