AWS CloudFormation Concepts Intrinsic Functions

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Intrinsic Function Reference

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Ref

Ref

The intrinsic function Ref returns the value of the specified parameter or resource. When a parameter logical name is specified, it returns the value of the parameter. When a resource logical name is specified, it returns a value that can be typically used to refer to that resource, such as a physical ID.

Join

Join

!Join [ delimiter, [ comma-delimited list of values ] ]

!Join ['-', [ a, b, c ]]

returns "a:b:c"

Split

Split

!Split ['.', "www.example.com"]

returns ["www", "example", "com"].

Select

Select

Sub

Sub

Sub substitutes variables in an input string with specified values.

If only template parameters, resource logical IDs and resource attributes are substituted in the String parameter, no variable map is required:

!Sub '${AWS::Region}-something'