Hcl2 input variables, local variables and functions (#8588)
Mainly redefine or reused what Terraform did.
* allow to used `variables`, `variable` and `local` blocks
* import the following functions and their docs from Terraform: abs, abspath, basename, base64decode, base64encode, bcrypt, can, ceil, chomp, chunklist, cidrhost, cidrnetmask, cidrsubnet, cidrsubnets, coalesce, coalescelist, compact, concat, contains, convert, csvdecode, dirname, distinct, element, file, fileexists, fileset, flatten, floor, format, formatdate, formatlist, indent, index, join, jsondecode, jsonencode, keys, length, log, lookup, lower, max, md5, merge, min, parseint, pathexpand, pow, range, reverse, rsadecrypt, setintersection, setproduct, setunion, sha1, sha256, sha512, signum, slice, sort, split, strrev, substr, timestamp, timeadd, title, trim, trimprefix, trimspace, trimsuffix, try, upper, urlencode, uuidv4, uuidv5, values, yamldecode, yamlencode, zipmap.
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page_title: Functions - Configuration Language
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sidebar_title: Functions
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Hcl2 input variables, local variables and functions (#8588)
Mainly redefine or reused what Terraform did.
* allow to used `variables`, `variable` and `local` blocks
* import the following functions and their docs from Terraform: abs, abspath, basename, base64decode, base64encode, bcrypt, can, ceil, chomp, chunklist, cidrhost, cidrnetmask, cidrsubnet, cidrsubnets, coalesce, coalescelist, compact, concat, contains, convert, csvdecode, dirname, distinct, element, file, fileexists, fileset, flatten, floor, format, formatdate, formatlist, indent, index, join, jsondecode, jsonencode, keys, length, log, lookup, lower, max, md5, merge, min, parseint, pathexpand, pow, range, reverse, rsadecrypt, setintersection, setproduct, setunion, sha1, sha256, sha512, signum, slice, sort, split, strrev, substr, timestamp, timeadd, title, trim, trimprefix, trimspace, trimsuffix, try, upper, urlencode, uuidv4, uuidv5, values, yamldecode, yamlencode, zipmap.
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The HCL language has a number of built-in functions that can be called
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from within expressions to transform and combine values.
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# Built-in Functions
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-> **Note:** This page is about HCL2 in Packer 1.5 and later. HCL2 support for
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Packer is still in Beta. For the old-style stable configuration language see
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[template docs](/docs/templates).
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Hcl2 input variables, local variables and functions (#8588)
Mainly redefine or reused what Terraform did.
* allow to used `variables`, `variable` and `local` blocks
* import the following functions and their docs from Terraform: abs, abspath, basename, base64decode, base64encode, bcrypt, can, ceil, chomp, chunklist, cidrhost, cidrnetmask, cidrsubnet, cidrsubnets, coalesce, coalescelist, compact, concat, contains, convert, csvdecode, dirname, distinct, element, file, fileexists, fileset, flatten, floor, format, formatdate, formatlist, indent, index, join, jsondecode, jsonencode, keys, length, log, lookup, lower, max, md5, merge, min, parseint, pathexpand, pow, range, reverse, rsadecrypt, setintersection, setproduct, setunion, sha1, sha256, sha512, signum, slice, sort, split, strrev, substr, timestamp, timeadd, title, trim, trimprefix, trimspace, trimsuffix, try, upper, urlencode, uuidv4, uuidv5, values, yamldecode, yamlencode, zipmap.
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The HCL language includes a number of built-in functions that you can
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call from within expressions to transform and combine values. The general
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syntax for function calls is a function name followed by comma-separated
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arguments in parentheses:
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max(5, 12, 9)
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For more details on syntax, see
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[_Function Calls_](/docs/from-1.5/expressions#function-calls)
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Hcl2 input variables, local variables and functions (#8588)
Mainly redefine or reused what Terraform did.
* allow to used `variables`, `variable` and `local` blocks
* import the following functions and their docs from Terraform: abs, abspath, basename, base64decode, base64encode, bcrypt, can, ceil, chomp, chunklist, cidrhost, cidrnetmask, cidrsubnet, cidrsubnets, coalesce, coalescelist, compact, concat, contains, convert, csvdecode, dirname, distinct, element, file, fileexists, fileset, flatten, floor, format, formatdate, formatlist, indent, index, join, jsondecode, jsonencode, keys, length, log, lookup, lower, max, md5, merge, min, parseint, pathexpand, pow, range, reverse, rsadecrypt, setintersection, setproduct, setunion, sha1, sha256, sha512, signum, slice, sort, split, strrev, substr, timestamp, timeadd, title, trim, trimprefix, trimspace, trimsuffix, try, upper, urlencode, uuidv4, uuidv5, values, yamldecode, yamlencode, zipmap.
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on the Expressions page.
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The HCL language does not support user-defined functions, and so only
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the functions built in to the language are available for use. The navigation
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for this section includes a list of all of the available built-in functions.
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