Create your own function in Azure Bicep with user-defined functions

Before the release of the user-defined functions functionality, there was a “hacky” way to create your own functions, namely through creating modules and using outputs. Now with the release of user-defined functions, you can easily create your own user-defined functions. These are separate functions in addition to the

18/03/2024 Article Bloggers John Lokerse

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