# File lib/chef/node.rb, line 199
    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