Rails - Dec 2007 - Testing error messages on objects with multiple validations

I have 2 validations on a single object, like this in my user model:

validates_length_of :password, :within => 6..12
validates_presence_of :password

When I do a unit test to ensure a missing password is responded to
correctly, for example:

@error_messages = ActiveRecord::Errors.default_error_messages
user = User.new(:name   => ''my test user'',
    assert !user.valid?
    assert_equal @error_messages[:blank], user.errors.on(:password)

I get a message such as:

test_create_user_passwords_missing(UserTest)
[test/unit/user_test.rb:143]:
<"can''t be blank"> expected but was
<["is too short (minimum is 6 characters)", "can''t be
blank"]>.

I have 2 questions:

1. Is there a way of ensuring this test passes, ie. by checking for
both
validations at once?
2. How can I surpress or change the display of these messages in the
views?  For example, if I get the "can''t be blank" and the
"is too
short..." message, I would like to display a message saying "Please
ensure you enter a password between 6 and 12 characters in length".

All help appreciated!

Thanks

Mark.

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You can use :message to give your message like below:

validates_presence_of :password, :message => "your msg"
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Use Array#include?.

assert user.errors.on(:password).include?(@error_messages[:blank])

On Dec 17, 9:15 am, Ayyanar Aswathaman <rails-mailing-l...@andreas-
s.net> wrote:
> You can use :message to give your message like below:
>
> validates_presence_of :password, :message => "your msg"
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> Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/.
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