whitespace in str trigger function? (is it a regexp?)

[jshshawca]

First: Zabbix is great. Let me know if I can do anything to contribute.

I am trying to create a trigger using the str function like this:

{somehost:snmptraps.str(Link Down)}=1

But the web interface will not accept it, it gives me the error:

Expression [{somehost:snmptraps.str(Link Down)}] does not match to [server:key.func(param)]

It works perfectly however if there are no spaces or whacky characters, like this:

{somehost:snmptraps.str(thelinkisdown)}=1

Unfortunately i have traps and strings that i need to match spaces and other characters. My QUESTION is:

Is this the web frontend doing poor validation or would this not work even if the frontend would accept it and add it to the database. I would love the ablity to use regular expressions here.

Thanks,

-J