How to validate_uniqueness_of the joint of two attributes?

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Hi,

I have a form that asks users to put in their :first_name and :last_name. How do I validate that their full_name (first_name + last_name) is unique?

Thanks!

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You can use :scope validates_uniqueness_of :first_name, :scope => :last_name If your database is huge, indexing last_name will help. Read more here: http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveRecord/Validations/ClassMethods.html

Thanks, Abhinav