Add .validate() example

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Tom Christie 2012-12-28 12:59:24 +00:00
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### Object-level validation
To do any other validation that requires access to multiple fields, add a method called `.validate()` to your `Serializer` subclass. This method takes a single argument, which is the `attrs` dictionary. It should raise a `ValidationError` if necessary, or just return `attrs`.
To do any other validation that requires access to multiple fields, add a method called `.validate()` to your `Serializer` subclass. This method takes a single argument, which is the `attrs` dictionary. It should raise a `ValidationError` if necessary, or just return `attrs`. For example:
from rest_framework import serializers
class EventSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
description = serializers.CahrField(max_length=100)
start = serializers.DateTimeField()
finish = serializers.DateTimeField()
def validate(self, attrs):
"""
Check that the start is before the stop.
"""
if attrs['start'] < attrs['finish']:
raise serializers.ValidationError("finish must occur after start")
return attrs
## Saving object state