use Test::More tests => 5; package MyVal; use Validation::Class; package main; my $r = MyVal->new( fields => { telephone => {pattern => '### ###-####'}, url => {pattern => qr/https?:\/\/.+/} }, params => { telephone => '123 456-7890', url => 'dept.site.com' } ); ok $r->validate('telephone'), 'telephone validates'; $r->params->{telephone} = '1234567890'; ok !$r->validate('telephone'), 'telephone doesnt validate'; ok 'telephone does not match the pattern ### ###-####' eq $r->errors_to_string(), 'displays proper error message'; ok !$r->validate('url'), 'url doesnt validate'; $r->params->{url} = 'http://dept.site.com/'; ok $r->validate('url'), 'url validates';