# CSVOutput
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Describes how uncompressed comma-separated values (CSV)-formatted results are formatted.

## Contents
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 ** FieldDelimiter **   <a name="AmazonS3-Type-CSVOutput-FieldDelimiter"></a>
The value used to separate individual fields in a record. You can specify an arbitrary delimiter.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** QuoteCharacter **   <a name="AmazonS3-Type-CSVOutput-QuoteCharacter"></a>
A single character used for escaping when the field delimiter is part of the value. For example, if the value is `a, b`, Amazon S3 wraps this field value in quotation marks, as follows: `" a , b "`.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** QuoteEscapeCharacter **   <a name="AmazonS3-Type-CSVOutput-QuoteEscapeCharacter"></a>
The single character used for escaping the quote character inside an already escaped value.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** QuoteFields **   <a name="AmazonS3-Type-CSVOutput-QuoteFields"></a>
Indicates whether to use quotation marks around output fields.   
+  `ALWAYS`: Always use quotation marks for output fields.
+  `ASNEEDED`: Use quotation marks for output fields when needed.
Type: String  
Valid Values: `ALWAYS | ASNEEDED`   
Required: No

 ** RecordDelimiter **   <a name="AmazonS3-Type-CSVOutput-RecordDelimiter"></a>
A single character used to separate individual records in the output. Instead of the default value, you can specify an arbitrary delimiter.  
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/s3-2006-03-01/CSVOutput) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/s3-2006-03-01/CSVOutput) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/s3-2006-03-01/CSVOutput)