Networking::PacketFilter::set_expression

Introduced : BIG-IP_v9.0
Sets the expressions used to match ingress traffic. Each expression is defined by the pcap library, which is used to implement tcpdump, and is compiled into a Berkeley Packet Filter program. The man page for tcpdump describes the format and valid syntax of the filter rule expression.

Prototype

 set_expression(
    in String [] filters,
    in String [] expressions
);

Parameters

Parameter Type Description
filters String [] The names of the packet filter rules.
expressions String [] The expressions used to match ingress traffic.

Return Type

Type Description
void  

Exceptions

Exception Description
Common::AccessDenied Raised if the client credentials are not valid.
Common::InvalidArgument Raised if one of the arguments is invalid.
Common::OperationFailed Raised if an operation error occurs.

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