    # File lib/chef/node.rb, line 219
        def name(arg=nil)
          if arg != nil
            validate(
                     {:name => arg },
                     {:name => { :kind_of => String,
                         :cannot_be => :blank,
                         :regex => /^[\-[:alnum:]_:.]+$/}
                     })
            @name = arg
          else
            @name
          end
        end