From 98f80bc5dad9e7f6441f97c6fd210953f1c34af2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alisdair McDiarmid Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2022 17:41:05 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] website: Explain limitations of type function --- website/docs/language/functions/type.mdx | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/website/docs/language/functions/type.mdx b/website/docs/language/functions/type.mdx index 28319a8a4..0f742fe7f 100644 --- a/website/docs/language/functions/type.mdx +++ b/website/docs/language/functions/type.mdx @@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ Sometimes a Terraform configuration can result in confusing errors regarding inconsistent types. This function displays terraform's evaluation of a given value's type, which is useful in understanding this error message. -This is a special function which is only available in the `terraform console` command. +This is a special function which is only available in the `terraform console` +command. It can only be used to examine the type of a given value, and should +not be used in more complex expressions. ## Examples