What is required for a macro to accept three arguments?
What is required for a macro to accept three arguments?
For a macro to accept three arguments, the name of the macro must end with the number of arguments in parentheses. This indicates that the macro is designed to handle that specified number of arguments. Therefore, if the macro's name ends with (3), it can accept three arguments.
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A is correct; P213 from PDF
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C. The macro's argument count setting is 3 or more. For a macro to accept three arguments, the macro's argument count setting needs to be configured to allow three or more arguments. The argument count setting determines the number of arguments that a macro can accept. By setting it to 3 or more, the macro becomes capable of receiving three specific arguments. Option A, stating that the macro's name ends with (3), is not a requirement for a macro to accept three arguments. The name of the macro does not determine the number of arguments it can accept. Option B, suggesting that the macro's name starts with (3), is also not a requirement. Again, the name of the macro does not dictate the number of arguments it can receive. Option D, claiming that nothing is required and all macros can accept any number of arguments, is incorrect. Macros in Splunk require explicit configuration of the argument count setting to define the number of arguments they can accept.
As Mntman77 said, when you are adding a macro, the Name is a required field and comes with the legend: "Enter the name of the macro. If the search macro takes an argument, indicate this by appending the number of arguments to the name. For example: mymacro(2)"
A = Number () is required, arguments are optional ************ Enter a unique Name for the search macro. If your search macro includes an argument, append the number of arguments to the name. For example, if your search macro mymacro includes two arguments, name it mymacro(2). ******************* (Optional) Enter any Arguments for your search macro.
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A. Number of arguments in parenthese should be AFTER macro name
A. is correct. When creating a macro, there are two rules: "specify the number of arguments at the end of the macro name (not necessary if there are no arguments)" and "enclose the arguments in $$. If you forget these rules, Splunk will not recognize the macro.
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