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Using an Asterisk Followed by a Dash

An extended resource key mask that contains an asterisk followed by a dash must fit one of the following:

• When the asterisk and dash (*‑) mask characters occur together at the end of a qualifier in the extended key, they function the same as the dash (‑) multiple character mask; that is, they match any number of characters that complete the corresponding qualifier in the resource name.

  Extended resource key     Portion of Resource Name
  TEST.NAME*‑    matches    TEST.NAME
                            TEST.NAME123
                  but not   TEST.NAM        (too short)
                            TEST.NAMX       (different character)
                            TEST.NAME.2     (extra qualifier)
  

• When the asterisk and dash (*‑) mask characters form a separate qualifier in the extended key, they match exactly one qualifier of at least one character in the resource name.

  Extended resource key     Portion of Resource Name
  TEST.*‑        matches    TEST.A
                            TEST.ABC
                  but not   TEST           (missing last qualifier)
                            TEST.ABC.DEF   (too many qualifiers)
  TEST.*‑.LAST   matches    TEST.A.LAST
                            TEST.ABC.LAST
                            TEST.LAST.LAST
                  but not   TEST.A         (missing last qualifier)
                            TEST.LAST      (missing middle qualifier)
                            TEST.A.B.LAST  (too many qualifiers)