README.md in va-0.3.0 vs README.md in va-0.4.0

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@@ -57,9 +57,34 @@ ```ruby s = Signup.new(email: "fede@example.com", phone_number: "987654321") # => #<Signup:0x000000015f8dd0 @attributes={:email=>"fede@example.com"}> ``` +### Default Values + +You can assign a default value for an attribute, in which case, if no value is provided, it will get assigned either way: + +```ruby + class UserValidator < Va::Model + attribute :name, default: "N/A" + attribute :admin, default: false + attribute :editor, default: true + attribute :remember_me, default: true + attribute :age + attribute :height + end + + u = UserValidator.new(age: 30, remember_me: false) + u.attributes + # => {:name=>"N/A", + # :admin=>false, + # :editor=>true, + # :remember_me=>false, + # :age=>30} +``` + +Note that `age` and `remember_me` were set explicitly, `name`, `admin` and `editor` where set by default, and `height wasn't set at all. + ### Custom Validations Up until here, we haven't talked about validations.