Merge pull request #222637 from shanhix1/patch-2

prmerger-automator[bot] · web-flow · commit 06031c4690d3 · 2022-12-29T19:16:49.000Z
Update the behavior of [*] aliases with empty arrays
diff --git a/articles/governance/policy/how-to/author-policies-for-arrays.md b/articles/governance/policy/how-to/author-policies-for-arrays.md
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ of `stringArray` are equal to '"value"'.
 }
 ```
 
-If the array contains objects, a `[*]` alias can be used to select the value of a specific property
+If the array is empty, the condition will evaluate to true because no member of the array is in violation. In this scenario, it is recommended to use the [count expression](../concepts/definition-structure.md#count) instead. If the array contains objects, a `[*]` alias can be used to select the value of a specific property
 from each array member. Example:
 
 ```json

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@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ of `stringArray` are equal to '"value"'.
`334`	`334`	`}`
`335`	`335`	```
`336`	`336`
`337`		-If the array contains objects, a `[*]` alias can be used to select the value of a specific property
	`337`	+If the array is empty, the condition will evaluate to true because no member of the array is in violation. In this scenario, it is recommended to use the [count expression](../concepts/definition-structure.md#count) instead. If the array contains objects, a `[*]` alias can be used to select the value of a specific property
`338`	`338`	`from each array member. Example:`
`339`	`339`
`340`	`340`	```json