method

to_xml

rails latest stable - Class: ActiveRecord::Errors

Method deprecated or moved

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to_xml(options={})
public

Returns an XML representation of this error object.

  class Company < ActiveRecord::Base
    validates_presence_of :name, :address, :email
    validates_length_of :name, :in => 5..30
  end

  company = Company.create(:address => '123 First St.')
  company.errors.to_xml
  # =>  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
  #     <errors>
  #       <error>Name is too short (minimum is 5 characters)</error>
  #       <error>Name can't be blank</error>
  #       <error>Address can't be blank</error>
  #     </errors>