# Validtion for non active record classes

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/validtion-for-non-active-record-classes/130067>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [February 25, 2008, 5:23am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/validtion-for-non-active-record-classes/130067 "2008-02-25T05:23:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![sijo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@sijo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sijo)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 5:23am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/validtion-for-non-active-record-classes/130067/1 "2008-02-25T05:23:07Z")

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Hi

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  Can I use the active record validation for non active record

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classes.  
I have a class

class ServiceDeskResolutionEffort  
attr\_reader :days  
attr\_reader :hours  
attr\_reader :minutes

def initialize(data)  
@passed\_effort= data.split(’:’).collect! {|n| n}  
@days = @passed\_effort[0]  
@hours = @passed\_effort[1]  
@minutes = @passed\_effort[2]  
end

end

In the view

In controller  
#for exampleday:hour:min  
@sd\_resol = ServiceDeskResolutionEffort.new(“1:22:10”)

Here HOW CAN I IMPLEMENT VALIDATION THAT HOUR NOT GREATER THAN 23 AND  
MINUTE NOT GREATER HAN 59 AND ALSO CHECK NON NUMERIC CHARACTERS NOT TO  
BE ENTERED ALL THESE DAY:HOUR:MINUTE

Sijo

| Day: | \<%= text\_field :sd\_resol, "days", "size" =\> 2 %\> | Hr: | \<%= text\_field :sd\_resol, "hours", "size" =\> 2 %\> | Min: | \<%= text\_field :sd\_resol, "minutes", "size" =\> 2 %\> |

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**Author:** ![sijo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@sijo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sijo)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 9:48am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/validtion-for-non-active-record-classes/130067/2 "2008-02-25T09:48:50Z")

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Sorry sir A change is there i need the vallidation when i save …My  
controller as

def sd\_resolution\_save  
@sd\_effort=params[:sd\_resol][:days]+’:’+params[:sd\_resol][:hours]+’:’+params[:sd\_resol][:minutes]  
@sd\_resolution\_id=params[:sd\_resolution\_id]  
if @sd\_resolution\_id==nil  
@service\_desk\_resolution=ServiceDeskResolution.new(params[:sd\_resolution])  
@service\_desk\_resolution.effort=@sd\_effort  
@service\_desk\_resolution.save  
else  
@sd\_ticket\_resolution=ServiceDeskResolution.find @sd\_resolution\_id  
@sd\_ticket\_resolution.update\_attribute(:effort,@sd\_effort)  
@update\_sd\_ticket\_resolution=@sd\_ticket\_resolution.update\_attributes(params[:sd\_resolution])  
end  
redirect\_to :action =\> ‘show\_details’, :id =\> params[:id]  
end

HERE BEFORE SAVING @service\_desk\_resolution.effort I NEED  
VALIDATION…ALL THE OTHER SAME AS MY PROBLEM…AND PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO  
CAPTURE THAT ERROR(IF EXISTS ALSO…Here ServiceDeskResolution is an  
active record class

Sijo

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**Author:** ![sijo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@sijo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sijo)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 6:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/validtion-for-non-active-record-classes/130067/3 "2008-02-25T06:30:06Z")

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Hey,  
Please find the code as follows.

class ServiceDeskResolutionEffort  
attr\_reader :seconds  
attr\_reader :hours  
attr\_reader :minutes

# def initialize(data) begin @passed\_effort= data.split(‘:’).collect! {|n| n} hours = @passed\_effort[0] minutes = @passed\_effort[1] seconds = @passed\_effort[2] if /^(\d)(\d?)$/.match(hours) == nil || /^(\d)(\d)$/.match(minutes)

nil || /^(\d)(\d)$/.match(seconds) == nil  
raise “Please enter the numeric value in time.”  
elsif hours.to\_i \> 23 || minutes.to\_i \> 59 || seconds.to\_i \> 59  
raise “Please enter the right rage of values.”  
else  
@hours = hours  
@minutes = minutes  
@seconds = seconds  
end  
rescue  
puts $!  
end  
end

end

ServiceDeskResolutionEffort.new(“1:22:10”)

On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 9:53 AM, Sijo Kg  
[removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

> attr\_reader :minutes  
> In the view  
> #for exampleday:hour:min
> 
> >

–  
Thanks & Regards,  
Pavan A.

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