From bc7333c5b0e61b7bc4db7efd8dad13d4e44ba5c8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Adam J Bravo <90470462+atombravo@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 16:29:45 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Type conversion with equality operator

Adding a note and link to the documentation for the equality operator, as a notable exception to the automatic type conversion rule.
---
 website/docs/language/expressions/types.mdx | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/website/docs/language/expressions/types.mdx b/website/docs/language/expressions/types.mdx
index 078235744b..0d49007bb4 100644
--- a/website/docs/language/expressions/types.mdx
+++ b/website/docs/language/expressions/types.mdx
@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@ expression must produce a value of that type.
 Where possible, Terraform automatically converts values from one type to
 another in order to produce the expected type. If this isn't possible, Terraform
 will produce a type mismatch error and you must update the configuration with a
-more suitable expression.
+more suitable expression.  Automatic type conversion does not occur when using 
+the [equality operator](/language/expressions/operators.mdx#equality-operators).
 
 Terraform automatically converts number and bool values to strings when needed.
 It also converts strings to numbers or bools, as long as the string contains a
@@ -146,3 +147,4 @@ valid representation of a number or bool value.
 * `true` converts to `"true"`, and vice-versa
 * `false` converts to `"false"`, and vice-versa
 * `15` converts to `"15"`, and vice-versa
+