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Barry_Gavenda
Nimbostratus
Jun 24, 2019Variable in a string map
We are using a string map where we are replacing the value found with a variable. Sounds nice, but we can't get it to work. F5 just sends it the $variable (literally). Tried brackets, quotes, ev...
Stanislas_Piro2
Cumulonimbus
Jun 24, 2019String map expect a list as argument...
you can create a list with following format:
>set variable = "xxxx"
# curly brackets doesn’t support variables
set newpoolname [string map -nocase {"-app" $variable} $defaultpool]
# list command between brackets with even parameter numbers is the best solution
set newpoolname [string map -nocase [list "-app" $variable] $defaultpool]
# create a string with space... it will be converted to a list with space as separator (less efficient than list and curly brackets)
set newpoolname [string map -nocase "-app $variable" $defaultpool]
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