# FieldDefinition
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Defines a field in an entity schema for REST connector data sources, specifying the field name and data type.

## Contents
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 ** FieldDataType **   <a name="Glue-Type-FieldDefinition-FieldDataType"></a>
The data type of the field.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `INT | SMALLINT | BIGINT | FLOAT | LONG | DATE | BOOLEAN | MAP | ARRAY | STRING | TIMESTAMP | DECIMAL | BYTE | SHORT | DOUBLE | STRUCT | BINARY | UNION`   
Required: Yes

 ** Name **   <a name="Glue-Type-FieldDefinition-Name"></a>
The name of the field in the entity schema.  
Type: String  
Required: Yes

## 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/glue-2017-03-31/FieldDefinition) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/glue-2017-03-31/FieldDefinition) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/glue-2017-03-31/FieldDefinition)