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validation_context

rails latest stable - Class: ActiveModel::Validations::ClassMethods

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validation_context()
public

Returns the context when running validations.

This is useful when running validations except a certain context (opposite to the on option).

class Person
  include ActiveModel::Validations

  attr_accessor :name
  validates :name, presence: true, if: -> { validation_context != :custom }
end

person = Person.new
person.valid?          #=> false
person.valid?(:new)    #=> false
person.valid?(:custom) #=> true