reglist
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Prototype: reglist(list, regex)
Return type: boolean
Description: Returns whether the anchored regular expression
regex matches any item in list.
This function can accept many types of data parameters.
Arguments:
list:string- CFEngine variable identifier or inline JSON - in the range:.*regex: regular expression - Regular expression - in the range:.*
Example:
code
body common control
{
bundlesequence => { "example" };
}
bundle agent example
{
vars:
"nameservers" slist => {
"128.39.89.10",
"128.39.74.16",
"192.168.1.103",
"10.132.51.66"
};
classes:
"am_name_server" expression => reglist(@(nameservers), "127\.0\.0\.1");
reports:
am_name_server::
"127.0.0.1 is currently set as a nameserver";
!am_name_server::
"127.0.0.1 is NOT currently set as a nameserver";
}
Output:
code
R: 127.0.0.1 is NOT currently set as a nameserver
In the example above, the IP address in $(sys.ipv4[eth0]) must be escaped,
so that the (.) characters in the IP address are not interpreted as the
regular expression "match any" characters.
History: The collecting function behavior was added in 3.9.
See also: getindices(), getvalues(), about collecting functions, and data documentation.