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Expressions in connection blocks cannot refer to their parent resource by name. References create dependencies, and referring to a resource by name within its own block would create a dependency cycle. Instead, expressions can use the self object, which represents the connection’s parent resource and has all of that resource’s attributes. For example, use self.public_ip to reference an aws_instance’s public_ip attribute.

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Initializers 

import { TerraformSelf } from 'cdktn'

new TerraformSelf()
NameTypeDescription

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Static Functions

NameDescription
getAnyOnly usable within a connection block to reference the connections parent resource.
getNumberOnly usable within a connection block to reference the connections parent resource.
getStringOnly usable within a connection block to reference the connections parent resource.

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getAny 

import { TerraformSelf } from 'cdktn'

TerraformSelf.getAny(key: string)
Only usable within a connection block to reference the connections parent resource. Access a property on the resource like this: getAny("hostPort")

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keyRequired

  • Type: string

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getNumber 

import { TerraformSelf } from 'cdktn'

TerraformSelf.getNumber(key: string)
Only usable within a connection block to reference the connections parent resource. Access a property on the resource like this: getNumber("hostPort")

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keyRequired

  • Type: string

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getString 

import { TerraformSelf } from 'cdktn'

TerraformSelf.getString(key: string)
Only usable within a connection block to reference the connections parent resource. Access a property on the resource like this: getString("publicIp")

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keyRequired

  • Type: string