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Prototype: join(glue, list)

Return type: string

Description: Join the items of list into a string, using the conjunction in glue.

Converts a string of type list into a scalar variable using the join string in first argument.

Arguments:

• glue : Join glue-string, in the range .*
• list : CFEngine list identifier, in the range [a-zA-Z0-9_$(){}\[\].:]+

Example:

bundle agent test
{
vars:

  "mylist" slist => { "one", "two", "three", "four", "five" };

  "scalar" string => join("->","mylist");

reports:
  "Concatenated $(scalar)";
}