matchclass syntax / allowed operators

Deb,

 

 

Yes, the "starts_with" operator is legitimate in conjunction with "matchclass". This should work the way you are looking for, much like the "contains" operator. The difference being that it will attempt to match from the beginning of the uri when comparing it to each member of the class. "contains" would match the member string anywhere in the uri.

 

 

I.E, assuming the uri_redirects class contains a member defined as "/ambulance":

 

 

when HTTP_REQUEST {

 

set inbound_uri [string tolower [HTTP::uri]]

 

[matchclass $inbound_uri starts_with $::uri_redirects]

 

 

would match

 

 

http:///ambulance/

 

 

but not

 

 

http:////ambulance/

 

 

Using the same rule with the "contains" operator would match both, which can cause unwanted behavior in some cases.

 

 

Hopefully this answers your question.

 

 

-CW