Switch from clean_<fieldname> to validate_<fieldname>, clarify documentation

2 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/rest_framework/serializers.py b/rest_framework/serializers.py
index c9c4faa3..802ca55f 100644
--- a/rest_framework/serializers.py
+++ b/rest_framework/serializers.py
@@ -210,13 +210,13 @@ class BaseSerializer(Field):
 
     def clean_fields(self, data):
         """
-        Run clean_<fieldname> validators on the serializer
+        Run validate_<fieldname> methods on the serializer
         """
         fields = self.get_fields(serialize=False, data=data, nested=self.opts.nested)
 
         for field_name, field in fields.items():
             try:
-                clean_method = getattr(self, 'clean_%s' % field_name, None)
+                clean_method = getattr(self, 'validate_%s' % field_name, None)
                 if clean_method:
                     source = field.source or field_name
                     data = clean_method(data, source)
diff --git a/rest_framework/tests/serializer.py b/rest_framework/tests/serializer.py
index 35908449..a32de80d 100644
--- a/rest_framework/tests/serializer.py
+++ b/rest_framework/tests/serializer.py
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ class ValidationTests(TestCase):
 
         class CommentSerializerWithFieldValidator(CommentSerializer):
 
-            def clean_content(self, attrs, source):
+            def validate_content(self, attrs, source):
                 value = attrs[source]
                 if "test" not in value:
                     raise serializers.ValidationError("Test not in value")