ValidatesExistence ================== This plugin adds a new validates_existence_of method to ActiveRecord::Base. The validates_existence_of validator checks that a foreign key in a belongs_to association points to an exisiting record. If :allow_nil => true, then the key itself may be nil. A non-nil key requires that the foreign object must exist. Works with polymorphic belongs_to. The default error message is "does not exist". Example ======= class Person < ActiveRecord::Base belongs_to :address validates_existence_of :address end Copyright (c) 2007 Josh Susser, released under the MIT license