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     6    The tomap function converts a value to a map.
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     8  
     9  # `tomap` Function
    10  
    11  `tomap` converts its argument to a map value.
    12  
    13  Explicit type conversions are rarely necessary in Terraform because it will
    14  convert types automatically where required. Use the explicit type conversion
    15  functions only to normalize types returned in module outputs.
    16  
    17  ## Examples
    18  
    19  ```
    20  > tomap({"a" = 1, "b" = 2})
    21  {
    22    "a" = 1
    23    "b" = 2
    24  }
    25  ```
    26  
    27  Since Terraform's concept of a map requires all of the elements to be of the
    28  same type, mixed-typed elements will be converted to the most general type:
    29  
    30  ```
    31  > tomap({"a" = "foo", "b" = true})
    32  {
    33    "a" = "foo"
    34    "b" = "true"
    35  }
    36  ```