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atoth's avatar
atoth
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Sep 24, 2016

http::header value question

I'm trying to write an irule where based on the value of a custom http header it redirects to different servers. Its a little clunky, but when I figure where I'm going I put the values in datagroup ...
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atoth's avatar
atoth
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Sep 28, 2016

That worked! Thanks!

 

One thing I wondered. What does the "--" after switch -glob do?

 

  • janholtz_40468's avatar
    janholtz_40468
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    Sep 28, 2016

    Kai is CORRECTLY terminating the options for switch, something which I should be doing but often forget...

     

    https://devcentral.f5.com/s/articles/irules-101-04-switch

     

    "--"

     

    Marks the end of options. The argument following this one will be treated as string even if it starts with a -

     

  • Kai_Wilke's avatar
    Kai_Wilke
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    Sep 28, 2016

    You're welcome! 😉

    And yes, the 

    --
    will close the 
    switch -option
    section to make the syntax more robust.

    Cheers, Kai