Rails - May 2008 - Has anyone had problems with validates_numericality_of and :greater_than?

I cannot seem to get this to validate correctly and wonder if I''m
doing something wrong.

I''m using Rails 2.0.2 and I have been trying to take advantage of the
"validates_numericality_of" with the ":greater_than" option
with
something like this:

validates_numericality_of :users, :greater_than => 0, :only_integer
=>
true, :allow_nil => true, :message => "The number of allowed users
must be a whole number greater than zero."

But this doesn''t seem to be catching values set to zero or negative
values. Am I using this correctly?

NOTE: I have the same problem with the "greater_than_or_equal_to"
option so I assume it is
something generally I''m doing wrong.

validates_numericality_of :value, :greater_than_or_equal_to =>
0, :only_integer => true, :allow_nil => true, :message => "Cannot
use
a negative or fractional number."

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Did you set the field to be an integer? If so, then you shouldn''t need
the
:only_integer option specified. Also, how is the users value being passed
in? Are you trying to validate the presence of, rather than the numericality
of the users, or is users automatically set to 0 as the default in your
table? Have you tried taking :allow_nil out?

On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 8:28 AM, ccuilla
<ccuilla-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> I cannot seem to get this to validate correctly and wonder if I''m
> doing something wrong.
>
> I''m using Rails 2.0.2 and I have been trying to take advantage of
the
> "validates_numericality_of" with the ":greater_than"
option with
> something like this:
>
> validates_numericality_of :users, :greater_than => 0, :only_integer
> =>
> true, :allow_nil => true, :message => "The number of allowed
users
> must be a whole number greater than zero."
>
> But this doesn''t seem to be catching values set to zero or
negative
> values. Am I using this correctly?
>
> NOTE: I have the same problem with the "greater_than_or_equal_to"
> option so I assume it is
> something generally I''m doing wrong.
>
> validates_numericality_of :value, :greater_than_or_equal_to =>
> 0, :only_integer => true, :allow_nil => true, :message =>
"Cannot use
> a negative or fractional number."
>
> >
>

-- 
Ryan Bigg
http://www.frozenplague.net
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Ryan -

Thanks for the response.

On May 12, 2008, at 5:39 PM, Ryan Bigg (Radar) wrote:
> Did you set the field to be an integer?
Set it how? In the database? In the DB is in an INT.

> If so, then you shouldn''t need the :only_integer option specified.
Fair enough, except that these validations are at the model level  
and, I assume, without them, my user could enter a fractional number  
and then have ActiveRecord silently convert that to an INT at save  
time, whereas I''d like a more proactive validation message given to  
them if they should try this.

> Also, how is the users value being passed in?
Well, currently I''m doing this in unit tests.

> Are you trying to validate the presence of, rather than the  
> numericality of the users, or is users automatically set to 0 as  
> the default in your table?
No default value at the database level.
> Have you tried taking :allow_nil out?
Yes, but...two things:

	1) that doesn''t help, and
	2) I want to allow nil for this value, but when the value is  
provided, I want this greater_than validation to apply, which seems  
like a valid scenario

Here''s the full model:

class ServicePlan < ActiveRecord::Base

   has_many :accounts
   validates_presence_of :name, :monthly_service_charge
   validates_length_of :name, :maximum => 255
   validates_uniqueness_of :name, :case_sensitive => false
    
validates_numericality_of :monthly_service_charge, :greater_than_or_equa 
l_to => 0, :message => "TBD"
   validates_numericality_of :count_sheets_per_week, :greater_than =>  
0, :only_integer => true, :allow_nil => true, :message =>
"TBD"
   validates_numericality_of :users, :greater_than =>  
0, :only_integer => true, :allow_nil => true, :message =>
"TBD"
   validates_numericality_of :report_recipients, :greater_than =>  
0, :only_integer => true, :allow_nil => true, :message =>
"TBD"
   validates_numericality_of :templates, :greater_than =>  
0, :only_integer => true, :allow_nil => true, :message =>
"TBD"

end



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