1 files changed, 9 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/lib/puppet/parser/functions/delete.rb b/lib/puppet/parser/functions/delete.rb
index 8435163..814e1ad 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/parser/functions/delete.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/parser/functions/delete.rb
@@ -20,19 +20,23 @@ string, or key from a hash.
 
     delete('abracadabra', 'bra')
     Would return: 'acada'
+
+    delete(['abracadabra'], '^.*bra.*$')
+    Would return: []
+
+    delete(['abracadabra'], '^.*jimbob.*$')
+    Would return: ['abracadabra']
   EOS
   ) do |arguments|
 
-    if (arguments.size != 2) then
-      raise(Puppet::ParseError, "delete(): Wrong number of arguments "+
-                                  "given #{arguments.size} for 2.")
-    end
+    raise(Puppet::ParseError, "delete(): Wrong number of arguments "+
+                              "given #{arguments.size} for 2") unless arguments.size == 2
 
     collection = arguments[0].dup
     Array(arguments[1]).each do |item|
       case collection
         when Array, Hash
-          collection.delete_if { |coll_item| coll_item =~ %r{#{item}} }
+          collection.reject! { |coll_item| (coll_item =~ %r{\b#{item}\b}) }
         when String
           collection.gsub! item, ''
         else