@@ -26,12 +26,11 @@ Github: http://github.com/zargony/activerecord_symbolize == Usage -Add "symbolize :attr_name" to your model class. You may also want to add -validates_inclusion_of to restrict the possible values (just like an enum). +Add "symbolize :attr_name" to your model class. An attribute validation +(like validates_inclusion_of) can be added by using the :in option. class User < ActiveRecord::Base - symbolize :gender - validates_inclusion_of :gender, :in => [:female, :male] + symbolize :gender, :in => [:female, :male] end == Examples @@ -50,7 +49,7 @@ validates_inclusion_of to restrict the possible values (just like an enum). == Notes I've been using this for quite some time and made it a rails plugin now. More -background iinformation can be found at +background information can be found at http://zargony.com/2007/09/07/symbolize-attribute-values-in-activerecord README 7d07cc6ad7395cd9731e882039984eb5f90428c6 Andreas Neuhaus zargony@zargony.com http://github.com/zargony/activerecord_symbolize/commit/d4924dd4f3b2167ca0563247901075ec91ecfe3e d4924dd4f3b2167ca0563247901075ec91ecfe3e 2008-09-27T03:41:26-07:00 2008-09-27T03:41:26-07:00 Updated README with validation options 72079a1b5426ee51d8f477a1adf8320cdaf58bf1 Andreas Neuhaus zargony@zargony.com