[Rails] Re: Validating model depending on controller action

On Oct 26, 10:21 am, Alfredo Bonilla <li...@ruby-forum.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks for your answer. I would use the instance variable, but if my
> code in the model looks like:
>
> validate :minutes_editable
> ...
> def minutes_editable
>   if minutes_closed_was
>         errors.add(:minutes_closed, "specifies that the board is closed.
> To reopen, use contextual menu action.")
>   end
> end
>
> where minutes_closed is the boolean field that just can be passed from
> true to false by executing the "reopen" action.

Sorry not sure what you're asking now

> How would you use the before_validation callback?

It would be pretty much the same except that instead of adding an
error I'd raise some appropriate exception.

Fred
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