Issue #11967 has been updated by Kelsey Hightower.
Steve, Thanks for reporting this issue. Although I see the utility in your use case, I believe the split function is supposed to work as documented here: [split function](http://docs.puppetlabs.com/references/0.25.5/function.html#split) ### Changing behavior I'm not sure about changing this behavior for this standard function type. However, Puppet does provide the ability to create custom functions. If you know a little ruby, it should pretty straight forward to create a new function that does what you want. [Writing Custom Functions](http://docs.puppetlabs.com/guides/custom_functions.html) If you need a little assistance creating a custom function, hit me up in the IRC channel #puppet (kelseyhightower) ---------------------------------------- Feature #11967: split() function does not work on array variables https://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/11967 Author: Steve Shipway Status: Unreviewed Priority: Normal Assignee: Category: functions Target version: Affected Puppet version: 2.7.6 Keywords: split Branch: The split() function results in an error message if the first parameter is an array. While this usage may not have been originally intended, it would be very useful for it to handle this case as we are using split() to handle the return value of extlookup which can be either a string or an array. EG: $avar = [ 'a.b', 'c', 'd.e' ] $b = split( $avar, '[.]' ) Currently results in error, but would be better if it resulted in $b = [ 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e' ] -- You have received this notification because you have either subscribed to it, or are involved in it. To change your notification preferences, please click here: http://projects.puppetlabs.com/my/account -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Bugs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-bugs?hl=en.
