Shopify / Shopify/liquid

URL Metafield Doesn't Return as String

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Description

I have a "URL" type Metafield, which according to the documentation should return a string. However, it does not appear to do so:

{%- if collection.metafields.url.link contains 'http' -%}

Will not return true. However, if I first "stringify" it (in this case by downcasing):

{%- assign url = collection.metafields.url.link | downcase -%}
{%- if collection.metafields.url.link contains 'http' -%}

Will now return true. So what is being returned is not a string, but I am unsure what it would be.

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No source files or tests are named. Start by reproducing the URL metafield contains 'http' behavior and compare it with the documented string behavior; done means the documented URL metafield value works with the condition without requiring a filter.

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Tech stack
ruby
Domain
web-dev
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
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Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
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