# StringCriteriaCondition
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Criteria condition for filtering based on string values, including comparison operators and target values.

## Contents
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 ** comparison **   <a name="computeoptimizer-Type-automation_StringCriteriaCondition-comparison"></a>
The comparison operator used to evaluate the string criteria, such as equals, not equals, or contains.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `StringEquals | StringNotEquals | StringEqualsIgnoreCase | StringNotEqualsIgnoreCase | StringLike | StringNotLike | NumericEquals | NumericNotEquals | NumericLessThan | NumericLessThanEquals | NumericGreaterThan | NumericGreaterThanEquals`   
Required: No

 ** values **   <a name="computeoptimizer-Type-automation_StringCriteriaCondition-values"></a>
List of string values to compare against when applying the criteria condition.  
Type: Array of strings  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 512.  
Pattern: `[\w\s\.\-\:\/\=\+\@\*\?]+`   
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/compute-optimizer-automation-2025-09-22/StringCriteriaCondition) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/compute-optimizer-automation-2025-09-22/StringCriteriaCondition) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/compute-optimizer-automation-2025-09-22/StringCriteriaCondition)