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| page_title: map - Functions - Configuration Language |
| description: The map function constructs a map from some given elements. |
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| # `map` Function |
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| The `map` function is no longer available. Prior to Terraform v0.12 it was |
| the only available syntax for writing a literal map inside an expression, |
| but Terraform v0.12 introduced a new first-class syntax. |
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| To update an expression like `map("a", "b", "c", "d")`, write the following instead: |
| |
| ``` |
| tomap({ |
| a = "b" |
| c = "d" |
| }) |
| ``` |
| |
| The `{ ... }` braces construct an object value, and then the `tomap` function |
| then converts it to a map. For more information on the value types in the |
| Terraform language, see [Type Constraints](/language/expressions/types). |
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| ## Related Functions |
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| * [`tomap`](/language/functions/tomap) converts an object value to a map. |
| * [`zipmap`](/language/functions/zipmap) constructs a map dynamically, by taking keys from |
| one list and values from another list. |
