# ResourceDefinition
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A resource included in a generated template. This data type is used with the `CreateGeneratedTemplate` and `UpdateGeneratedTemplate` API actions.

## Contents
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 ** ResourceIdentifier **  ResourceIdentifier.entry.N.key (key)  ResourceIdentifier.entry.N.value (value)   
A list of up to 256 key-value pairs that identifies the scanned resource. The key is the name of one of the primary identifiers for the resource. (Primary identifiers are specified in the `primaryIdentifier` list in the resource schema.) The value is the value of that primary identifier. For example, for a `AWS::DynamoDB::Table` resource, the primary identifiers is `TableName` so the key-value pair could be `"TableName": "MyDDBTable"`. For more information, see [primaryIdentifier](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation-cli/latest/userguide/resource-type-schema.html#schema-properties-primaryidentifier) in the * AWS CloudFormation Command Line Interface (CLI) User Guide*.  
Type: String to string map  
Map Entries: Maximum number of 256 items.  
Key Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 2048.  
Value Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 2048.  
Required: Yes

 ** ResourceType **   
The type of the resource, such as `AWS::DynamoDB::Table`. For the list of supported resources, see [Resource type support for imports and drift detection](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/resource-import-supported-resources.html) in the * AWS CloudFormation User Guide*   
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 256.  
Required: Yes

 ** LogicalResourceId **   
The logical resource id for this resource in the generated template.  
Type: String  
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/cloudformation-2010-05-15/ResourceDefinition) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/cloudformation-2010-05-15/ResourceDefinition) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/cloudformation-2010-05-15/ResourceDefinition)