ltm rule command CATEGORY matchtype

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CATEGORY::matchtype
       Get the type of match found.

SYNOPSIS
       CATEGORY::matchtype TYPE

DESCRIPTION
       This iRules command is intended to be used with the CATEGORY_MATCHED event and will store the match result in the specified
       variable. It will return one of "custom", "request_default", or "request_default_and_custom". This tells the admin what
       kind of match was made when the CATEGORY_MATCHED event was raised X custom category match, match from the Websense
       categorization engine, or both. (requires SWG license)

RETURN VALUE
       Returns one of "custom", "request_default", "request_default_and_custom"

VALID DURING
       CATEGORY_MATCHED

EXAMPLES
	when CATEGORY_MATCHED {
	    CATEGORY::matchtype type_var
		if { $type_var eq "custom" } {
		    log local0. "Custom category match was found."
		}
	}

HINTS
SEE ALSO
       CATEGORY_MATCHED event

CHANGE LOG
       @BIGIP-11.6.0 --First introduced the command.

BIG-IP							    2022-04-12							  iRule(1)