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# AWS::Logs::Transformer TrimString
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Use this processor to remove leading and trailing whitespace.

For more information about this processor including examples, see [ trimString](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/logs/CloudWatch-Logs-Transformation-Processors.html#CloudWatch-Logs-Transformation-trimString) in the *CloudWatch Logs User Guide*.

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

### JSON
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```
{
  "[WithKeys](#cfn-logs-transformer-trimstring-withkeys)" : [ String, ... ]
}
```

### YAML
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```
  [WithKeys](#cfn-logs-transformer-trimstring-withkeys): 
    - String
```

## Properties
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`WithKeys`  <a name="cfn-logs-transformer-trimstring-withkeys"></a>
The array containing the keys of the fields to trim.  
*Required*: Yes  
*Type*: Array of String  
*Minimum*: `1`  
*Maximum*: `10`  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)