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@ -664,28 +664,31 @@ form. This covers many uses, but some resource types include repeatable _nested
blocks_ in their arguments, which do not accept expressions:
```hcl
resource "sample_resource" "example" {
name = "example" # can use expressions here
resource "aws_elastic_beanstalk_environment" "tfenvtest" {
name = "tf-test-name" # can use expressions here
repeatable_block {
# but the "repeatable_block" block is always a literal block
setting {
# but the "setting" block is always a literal block
}
}
```
You can dynamically construct repeatable nested blocks like `repeatable_block` using a
You can dynamically construct repeatable nested blocks like `setting` using a
special `dynamic` block type, which is supported inside `resource`, `data`,
`provider`, and `provisioner` blocks:
```hcl
resource "sample_resource" "example" {
name = "example" # can use expressions here
resource "aws_elastic_beanstalk_environment" "tfenvtest" {
name = "tf-test-name"
application = "${aws_elastic_beanstalk_application.tftest.name}"
solution_stack_name = "64bit Amazon Linux 2018.03 v2.11.4 running Go 1.12.6"
dynamic "repeatable_block" {
for_each = var.things
dynamic "setting" {
for_each = var.settings
content {
val1 = repeatable_block.value
val2 = repeatable_block.value
namespace = setting.value["namespace"]
name = setting.value["name"]
value = setting.value["value"]
}
}
}
@ -695,12 +698,12 @@ A `dynamic` block acts much like a `for` expression, but produces nested blocks
instead of a complex typed value. It iterates over a given complex value, and
generates a nested block for each element of that complex value.
- The label of the dynamic block (`"repeatable_block"` in the example above) specifies
- The label of the dynamic block (`"setting"` in the example above) specifies
what kind of nested block to generate.
- The `for_each` argument provides the complex value to iterate over.
- The `iterator` argument (optional) sets the name of a temporary variable
that represents the current element of the complex value. If omitted, the name
of the variable defaults to the label of the `dynamic` block (`"repeatable_block"` in
of the variable defaults to the label of the `dynamic` block (`"setting"` in
the example above).
- The `labels` argument (optional) is a list of strings that specifies the block
labels, in order, to use for each generated block. You can use the temporary
@ -712,7 +715,7 @@ Since the `for_each` argument accepts any collection or structural value,
you can use a `for` expression or splat expression to transform an existing
collection.
The iterator object (`repeatable_block` in the example above) has two attributes:
The iterator object (`setting` in the example above) has two attributes:
* `key` is the map key or list element index for the current element. If the
`for_each` expression produces a _set_ value then `key` is identical to