GwIpLookupUsing()

The GwIpLookupUsing(); rule performs the same operation as the GwIpLookup() rule, except that a field within the current top-level in-scope event is used to perform the lookup.

Syntax

The GwIpLookupUsing(); statement uses following syntax.

GwConnects ( event field name);

Arguments

The following table lists the properties of the arguments of this stitcher rule.

Table 1. Arguments of GwIpLookupUsing()
Argument	Description	Accepts constants	Accepts variables	Accepts eval clauses
`event field name`	Instructs the rule to extract the value of this field from the current event, and use it to look for the entity in the topology.	Yes	Yes	Yes

Example

The following example looks up an entity based on a supplied event field name.

Record implementingEntity= GwIpLookupUsing( "LocalNodeAlias" );