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  specific range using the `in:` option"
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  "Rails 6.1 adds support for validating numeric values that fall within a
  specific range using the `in:` option"
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# Rails 6.1 adds support for validating numeric values that fall within a specific range using the `in:` option

Rails 6.1 adds support for validating numeric values that fall within a specific
range using the `in:` option

- Author: Akanksha Jain
- Published: April 14, 2021
- Categories: Rails, Rails 6.1

Before Rails 6.1, to validate a numerical value that falls within a specific
range, we had to use `greater_than_or_equal_to:` and `less_than_or_equal_to:`.

In the example below, we want to add a validation that ensures that each item in
the StockItem class has a quantity that ranges from 50 to 100.

```ruby
class StockItem < ApplicationRecord
  validates :quantity, numericality: { greater_than_or_equal_to: 50, less_than_or_equal_to: 100 }
end

StockItem.create! code: 'Shirt-07', quantity: 40
#=> ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid (Validation failed: Quantity must be greater than or equal to 50)
```

In Rails 6.1, to validate that a numerical value falls within a specific range,
we can use the new `in:` option:

```ruby
class StockItem < ApplicationRecord
  validates :quantity, numericality: { in: 50..100 }
end

StockItem.create! code: 'Shirt-07', quantity: 40
#=> ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid (Validation failed: Quantity must be in 50..100)
```

Check out the [pull request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/41022) for more
details on this feature.

## Links

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