Where to define the field required error message

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I've got a simple sign up form including this line

    <%= f.label :password, 'Password:' %>
    <%= f.password_field :password, required: true %>

now if someone tries to sign up and leaves the password blank, there's an error flashed in the form. Where can I define what this error actually says?

Take a look at https://jqueryvalidation.org/ I just started using this for client-side validation, really happy with the results. — Kevin Etore, Mar 18 '17 at 14:07
@krawallla np, hopefully this is something you were looking for. — Kevin Etore, Mar 18 '17 at 14:09

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:10

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You can set custom message for required attribute using setCustomValidity
But to do that you need to do some js coding.
So, I think you can have a workaround by doing this in rails

<%= f.password_field :password, onchange: "if ($('#password').val().length == 0) { alert('Password field is blank(custom text)!'); }" %>

I have not tested this but I think this will work

edited May 23 '17 at 12:10

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answered Mar 18 '17 at 14:08

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