7 Operator functions

All functions listed here are supported in:

• Trigger expressions
• Calculated items

The functions are listed without additional information. Click on the function to see the full details.

Function details

Some general notes on function parameters:

• Function parameters are separated by a comma
• Expressions are accepted as parameters

between(value,min,max)

Check if the value belongs to the given range.
Supported value types: Integer, Float.
Returns: 1 - in range; 0 - otherwise.

Parameter:

• value - the value to check;

• min - the minimum value;

• max - the maximum value.

Example:

between(last(/host/key),1,10)=1 #trigger if the value is between 1 and 10

in(value,value1,value2,…valueN)

Check if the value is equal to at least one of the listed values.
Supported value types: Integer, Float, Character, Text, Log.
Returns: 1 - if equal; 0 - otherwise.

Parameter:

• value - the value to check;

• valueX - listed values (string values must be double-quoted).

The value is compared to the listed values as numbers, if all of these values can be converted to numeric; otherwise compared as strings.

Example:

in(last(/host/key),5,10)=1 #trigger if the last value is equal to 5 or 10
       in("text",last(/host/key),last(/host/key,#2))=1 #trigger if "text" is equal to either of the last 2 values

See all supported functions.