Using a boolean attribute as a conditional on an update action on a model in Rails 3 -
imagine have boolean , string attribute on model data this: model.locked => true model.status => "available" when update action invoked, want use boolean attribute control whether string attribute gets modified update, other attributes in update should saved regardless. so if model.locked => true and try model.status = "sold" then model.status => "available" currently have model this... before_update :dont_update_locked_item, :if => :item_locked? def item_locked? self.locked end def dont_update_locked_item #some rails magic goes here end how prevent single attribute being updated? i know answer going hurt, me out. it's late, i'm tired , i'm fresh out of talent. ;-) hope doesn't hurt :) class item < activerecord::base validate :cannot_update_if_locked, :on => :update def item_locked? self.locked end def cannot_update_if_locked errors.add(:item_id, "is lo...