# File lib/chef/resource_collection.rb, line 132
    def find(*args)
      results = Array.new
      args.each do |arg|
        case arg
        when Hash
          results << find_resource_by_hash(arg)
        when String
          results << find_resource_by_string(arg)
        else
          msg = "arguments to #{self.class.name}#find should be of the form :resource => 'name' or resource[name]"
          raise Chef::Exceptions::InvalidResourceSpecification, msg
        end
      end
      flat_results = results.flatten
      flat_results.length == 1 ? flat_results[0] : flat_results
    end