class User < ActiveRecord::Base attr_accessible :name, :email EmailRegex = /\A[\w+\-.]+@[a-z\d\-.]+\.[a-z]+\z/i validates_presence_of :name, :email validates_length_of :name, :maximum => 50 validates_format_of :email, :with => EmailRegex validates_format_of :email, :with => EmailRegex validates_uniqueness_of :email, :case_sensitive => false end