Returns true if the variable passed to this function is an array.
EOS
)do|arguments|
function_deprecation([:puppet_3_type_check,'This method is deprecated, please use the stdlib validate_legacy function, with Stdlib::Compat::Array. There is further documentation for validate_legacy function in the README.'])
raise(Puppet::ParseError,"is_array(): Wrong number of arguments "+
"given (#{arguments.size} for 1)")ifarguments.size<1