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+#
+# delete_values.rb
+#
+module Puppet::Parser::Functions
+  newfunction(:delete_values, :type => :rvalue, :doc => <<-DOC
+    Deletes all instances of a given value from a hash.
+
+    *Examples:*
+
+        delete_values({'a'=>'A','b'=>'B','c'=>'C','B'=>'D'}, 'B')
+
+    Would return: {'a'=>'A','c'=>'C','B'=>'D'}
+
+      DOC
+             ) do |arguments|
+
+    raise(Puppet::ParseError, "delete_values(): Wrong number of arguments given (#{arguments.size} of 2)") if arguments.size != 2
+
+    hash, item = arguments
+
+    unless hash.is_a?(Hash)
+      raise(TypeError, "delete_values(): First argument must be a Hash. Given an argument of class #{hash.class}.")
+    end
+    hash.dup.delete_if { |_key, val| item == val }
+  end
+end