HashiCorp Exam VA-002-P Topic 10 Question 90 Discussion

Actual exam question for HashiCorp's VA-002-P exam

Question #: 90
Topic #: 10

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What is the result of the following terraform function call?

lookup({a="hello", b="goodbye"}, "c", "what?")

Agoodbye

Bhello

Cwhat?

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Suggested Answer: C

lookup retrieves the value of a single element from a map, given its key. If the given key does not exist, the given default value is returned instead. In this case, the function call is searching for the key 'c'. But since there is no key 'c', the default vault 'what?' is returned.

https://www.terraform.io/docs/configuration/functions/lookup.html

by Jamal at Jul 14, 2024, 01:18 PM

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Lanie

3 months ago

Terraform, more like 'terrifying', am I right? Anyway, the answer is C. Unless the map is actually a mystical artifact that bends the laws of reality, in which case all bets are off.

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Shawana

2 months ago

I'm pretty sure it's C) what?

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Adolph

2 months ago

Really? I thought it was B) hello

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Art

2 months ago

No, it's actually A) goodbye

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Lucy

2 months ago

C) what?

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Virgie

3 months ago

This question is a real head-scratcher. I'm going to go with C and hope the terraform gods are feeling generous today.

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Fabiola

3 months ago

D, obviously. The function is returning the key 'c' since it's not found in the map. What kind of sorcery is this terraform thing anyway?

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Suzi

2 months ago

I think you're mistaken. The correct answer is 'what?' since the key 'c' is not in the map.

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Francene

2 months ago

No, it actually returns 'what?' because the key 'c' is not found in the map.

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Genevive

4 months ago

I agree with Ayesha, the function lookup will return the value associated with key 'c', which is 'goodbye'. So, the correct answer is A) goodbye.

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Ayesha

4 months ago

I think the result is 'goodbye' because the function lookup searches for the key 'c' in the map and returns the corresponding value, which is 'goodbye'.

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Kanisha

4 months ago

C) what?

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Paris

4 months ago

Hold up, is this a trick question? If the map doesn't have the key 'c', shouldn't it just return the default value 'what?'? I'm going with C.

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Teresita

2 months ago

Looks like we all agree on option C then.

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Dick

2 months ago

Yeah, that makes sense. Option C it is.

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Alpha

2 months ago

I agree, I'm going with option C as well.

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Emmett

3 months ago

I think it should return the default value 'what?' if the key 'c' is not found.

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Goldie

4 months ago

I think the answer is B. The function call is looking for the key 'c', but the map only has keys 'a' and 'b', so it should return the value for 'a', which is 'hello'.

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