validatesExclusionOf()

Signature

validatesExclusionOf() — returns any

Description

Validates that the value of the specified property does not exist in the supplied list.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
properties	string	yes	—	See documentation for validatesConfirmationOf.
list	string	yes	—	Single value or list of values that should not be allowed.
message	string	yes	[property] is reserved	See documentation for validatesConfirmationOf.
when	string	yes	onSave	See documentation for validatesConfirmationOf.
allowBlank	boolean	yes	false	If set to true, validation will be skipped if the property value is an empty string or doesn’t exist at all. This is useful if you only want to run this validation after it passes the validatesPresenceOf test, thus avoiding duplicate error messages if it doesn’t.
condition	string	yes	—	See documentation for validatesConfirmationOf.
unless	string	yes	—	See documentation for validatesConfirmationOf.

Examples

// Do not allow "PHP" or "Fortran" to be saved to the database as a cool language
validatesExclusionOf(property="coolLanguage", list="php,fortran", message="Haha, you can not be serious. Try again, please.");