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HashiCorp Terraform Associate (003) Exam Guide
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In Terraform, expressions are computed values within the configuration. Terraform has rich support for different types of expressions, such as a reference to a data source, arithmetic evaluation, complex types, and built-in functions.
However, there are a few restrictions on the usage of an expression in specific places. For example, it is not allowed within the backend {}
block. The official documentation of the Terraform language clearly indicates the scenarios where it can be used and cases where it is not applicable.
The result of any expression is a value. Suppose that there is an expression such as 2 + 3
; it will result in 5
, which is the value.
In Terraform, there are different types of values supported, as follows:
string
: Any sequence of characters such as Hi
, BobWilliams
, or dev-team
can be represented with this type.number
: This can be used to represent numerical values such as 6 and 10.2 (both decimal numbers...