public class Sample : ComponentResource
{
	private List<Pulumi.AzureNative.RecoveryServices.ProtectionContainer> protectionContainers;
	
	public Sample(ResourceName resourceName, ComponentResourceOptions? options = null) : base(resourceName.Type, resourceName.Name, options)
	{
		this.protectionContainers = new List<Pulumi.AzureNative.RecoveryServices.ProtectionContainer>();        
	}
	
	public Create(Output<string> name)
	{
		
        var protectionContainer = new RecoveryServices.ProtectionContainer("fooName", new RecoveryServices.ProtectionContainerArgs
        {            
            ContainerName = name,
            FabricName = "Azure",
            Properties = new Pulumi.AzureNative.RecoveryServices.Inputs.AzureWorkloadContainerArgs
            {
                [...]
            },
            ResourceGroupName = this.args.ResourceGroup,
            VaultName = this.recoveryServicesVault.Name.Apply(t => t)
        }
		this.protectionContainers.Add(protectionContainer);
	}
	
	public WithBackupFileShare(Output<string> protectedcontainername)
	{
		var protectionContainer = GetProtectionContainer(protectionContainerName); //always gets null
		var _ = new RecoveryServices.ProtectedItem(args.Name, new RecoveryServices.ProtectedItemArgs
        {
            ContainerName = protectionContainerName,
            [...]
        }, 
        new CustomResourceOptions { DependsOn = {
			protectionContainer  //need a Resource descendent here thus why I need a RecoveryServices.ProtectionContainer
			}, Parent = protectionContainer });
	}
	
	public RecoveryServices.ProtectionContainer? GetProtectionContainer(Output<string> containerName)
    {
		//how to get back the RecoveryServices.ProtectionContainer from this.protectionContainers?
		//when using a for each I have to use item.Name.Apply to compare the name and this returns an Output<> not a RecoveryServices.ProtectionContainer
		//i tried to set a local variable from within the apply but it does not work. the variable stays as null
		RecoveryServices.ProtectionContainer? protectionContainer = null;
		foreach (var item in this.protectionContainers)
        {
			var test = Output.Tuple<string,string,RecoveryServices.ProtectionContainer>(item.Name, containerName,item).Apply(t =>
             {             
                if (t.Item1 == t.Item2) {
                    protectionContainer = t.Item3; //does not work protectionContainer stays null
                    return t.Item3; //
                    }
                else{
                    return null;
                }
            });
			protectionContainer = test; //does not work because var is of type Output<RecoveryServices.ProtectionContainer>
		}
		return protectionContainer; //returns null
	}
}