added note about loops being lookups

8 years ago · 45b961243b
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--- a/docsite/rst/playbooks_loops.rst
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@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ If you have a list of hashes, you can reference subkeys using things like::

 Also be aware that when combining `when` with `with_items` (or any other loop statement), the `when` statement is processed separately for each item. See :ref:`the_when_statement` for an example.

+Loops are actually a combination of things `with_` + `lookup()`, so any lookup plugin can be used as a source for a loop, 'items' is lookup.
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 .. _nested_loops:

 Nested Loops