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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/puppet/parser/functions/validate_string.rb b/lib/puppet/parser/functions/validate_string.rb
index e667794..c841f6a 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/parser/functions/validate_string.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/parser/functions/validate_string.rb
@@ -13,9 +13,14 @@ module Puppet::Parser::Functions
validate_string(true)
validate_string([ 'some', 'array' ])
- $undefined = undef
- validate_string($undefined)
-
+
+ Note: validate_string(undef) will not fail in this version of the
+ functions API (incl. current and future parser). Instead, use:
+
+ if $var == undef {
+ fail('...')
+ }
+
ENDHEREDOC
unless args.length > 0 then