class Question < ActiveRecord::Base belongs_to :question_type has_and_belongs_to_many :conferences has_many :qanswers, dependent: :delete_all has_many :answers, through: :qanswers, dependent: :delete_all validates :title, :question_type_id, presence: true validate :existing_answers accepts_nested_attributes_for :answers, allow_destroy: true private def existing_answers errors.add(:base, 'Must have answers') if answers.blank? end end