1 files changed, 21 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/puppet/parser/functions/member.rb b/lib/puppet/parser/functions/member.rb
index 43d76af..88609ce 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/parser/functions/member.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/parser/functions/member.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 module Puppet::Parser::Functions
   newfunction(:member, :type => :rvalue, :doc => <<-EOS
 This function determines if a variable is a member of an array.
+The variable can be a string, fixnum, or array.
 
 *Examples:*
 
@@ -15,9 +16,17 @@ This function determines if a variable is a member of an array.
 
 Would return: true
 
+    member(['a', 'b', 'c'], ['a', 'b'])
+
+would return: true
+
     member(['a','b'], 'c')
 
 Would return: false
+
+    member(['a', 'b', 'c'], ['d', 'b'])
+
+would return: false
     EOS
   ) do |arguments|
 
@@ -30,12 +39,21 @@ Would return: false
       raise(Puppet::ParseError, 'member(): Requires array to work with')
     end
 
-    item = arguments[1]
+    unless arguments[1].is_a? String or arguments[1].is_a? Fixnum or arguments[1].is_a? Array
+      raise(Puppet::ParseError, 'member(): Item to search for must be a string, fixnum, or array')
+    end
+
+    if arguments[1].is_a? String or arguments[1].is_a? Fixnum
+      item = Array(arguments[1])
+    else
+      item = arguments[1]
+    end
+
 
     raise(Puppet::ParseError, 'member(): You must provide item ' +
-      'to search for within array given') if item.empty?
+      'to search for within array given') if item.respond_to?('empty?') && item.empty?
 
-    result = array.include?(item)
+    result = (item - array).empty?
 
     return result
   end