Conditional Expressions/Fxns

Question 1

What are conditional expressions in terraform?

Answer 1

They allow you to choose between two values based on a condition

Question 2

Whats the syntax of conditional expressions in Terraform?

Answer 2

condition ? true_val : false_val

Ex: instance_type = var.environment == “dev” ? “t2.micro” : “m5.large”

Question 3

What conditions can you use in Terraform?

Answer 3

== Equal to
!= Not Equal to
&& - Both conditions have to be true

Ex: instance_type = var.environment == “prod” && var.region == “us-east-1” ? m5.large : t2.micro