class_search(pattern_table, operation, input_string)

Searches through a list of strings to find elements that match the given pattern or criteria using specified matching methods.

Syntax

class_search(pattern_table, operation, input_string);

Arguments

Name	Description
pattern_table	A table that lists the strings to search through.
operation	Operations that support "ends_with" "starts_with" "contains" "equals" operations.
input_string	The pattern or string to match against the list elements.

Events

Applicable in all events.

Example

when HTTP_REQUEST {
status, count, t = class_search(url_list, "starts_with", url);     --or "ends_with",  "equals", "contains"
for k, v in pairs(t) do
debug("index %s, value %s\n", k, v);
end
}

This command returns three parameters:

• status: a boolean indicating whether at least one match was found (true) or not (false).

• count: an integer specifying how many elements in the list match the pattern.

• t: a table containing the matched list elements and their corresponding indexes.

Supported Version

FortiADC version 5.2.x and later.