maplist

Prototype: maplist(pattern, list)

Return type: slist

Description: Return a list with each element in list modified by a pattern.

The $(this) variable expands to the currently processed entry from list. This is essentially like the map() function in Perl, and applies to lists.

Arguments:

• pattern : Pattern based on $(this) as original text, in the range .*
• list : The name of the list variable to map, in the range [a-zA-Z0-9_$(){}\[\].:]+

Example:

bundle agent test
{
vars:

  "oldlist" slist => { "a", "b", "c" };
  "newlist" slist => maplist("Element ($(this))","oldlist");

reports:
  "Transform: $(newlist)";
}

History: Was introduced in 3.3.0, Nova 2.2.0 (2011)