Help with validates_presence_of

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I'm trying to specify specific instances when 'validates_presence_of' should be used in a particular model. I looked in the docs and found that you can set :on to specify when the particular validation should occur. However, I'm not sure how that should be formatted.

What I ultimately want to do is use the validation when I am creating a record, but not when I am updating it.

Could someone help me out with the format here. My attempt (shown below) doesn't work.

validates_presence_of :email, :password, { :on => :save, :new }

Thanks! Sarah

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Figured I'd follow this up myself since I found the answer myself. The correct format should have been:

validates_presence_of :vf_email, :password, :on => :create

Cheers, Sarah