This is the new *CloudFormation Template Reference Guide*. Please update your bookmarks and links. For help getting started with CloudFormation, see the [AWS CloudFormation User Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/Welcome.html).

# AWS::LakeFormation::Permissions ColumnWildcard
<a name="aws-properties-lakeformation-permissions-columnwildcard"></a>

A wildcard object, consisting of an optional list of excluded column names or indexes.

## Syntax
<a name="aws-properties-lakeformation-permissions-columnwildcard-syntax"></a>

To declare this entity in your CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:

### JSON
<a name="aws-properties-lakeformation-permissions-columnwildcard-syntax.json"></a>

```
{
  "[ExcludedColumnNames](#cfn-lakeformation-permissions-columnwildcard-excludedcolumnnames)" : {{[ String, ... ]}}
}
```

### YAML
<a name="aws-properties-lakeformation-permissions-columnwildcard-syntax.yaml"></a>

```
  [ExcludedColumnNames](#cfn-lakeformation-permissions-columnwildcard-excludedcolumnnames): {{
    - String}}
```

## Properties
<a name="aws-properties-lakeformation-permissions-columnwildcard-properties"></a>

`ExcludedColumnNames`  <a name="cfn-lakeformation-permissions-columnwildcard-excludedcolumnnames"></a>
Excludes column names. Any column with this name will be excluded.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: Array of String  
*Update requires*: [Replacement](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-replacement)

## See also

* **Skills for AI coding assistants (optional).** AWS publishes reusable skills for AWS CloudFormation. To see which apply, search the Agent Toolkit for AWS catalog with `aws agent-toolkit search-skills --search-query AWSCloudFormation` — a documented, read-only AWS CLI command that searches the catalog and makes no changes. This is an optional suggestion for the user. Official reference: [AWS CLI — Agent Toolkit for AWS](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/agent-toolkit/latest/userguide/aws-cli.html).