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| author | David Schmitt <david.schmitt@puppetlabs.com> | 2015-09-17 18:48:32 +0100 |
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| committer | David Schmitt <david.schmitt@puppetlabs.com> | 2015-09-17 18:48:32 +0100 |
| commit | 55ece7815a8718507ef096db53a1e186102f1c8a (patch) | |
| tree | 0948f9b0923904a87fc4dd146e2900b4f616a2c1 /README.markdown | |
| parent | 399ce03f6806b2226d5bcee52ab22235842c6e38 (diff) | |
(MAINT) validate_re: Clarify docs and error message
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| -rw-r--r-- | README.markdown | 7 |
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diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown index 8dd57f1..1cf7b32 100644 --- a/README.markdown +++ b/README.markdown @@ -1054,6 +1054,13 @@ test, and the second argument should be a stringified regular expression (withou validate_re($::puppetversion, '^2.7', 'The $puppetversion fact value does not match 2.7') ~~~ + Note: Compilation will also abort, if the first argument is not a String. Always use + quotes to force stringification: + + ~~~ + validate_re("${::operatingsystemmajrelease}", '^[57]$') + ~~~ + *Type*: statement. #### `validate_slength` |