# SlotValueElicitationSetting
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Specifies the elicitation setting details eliciting a slot.

## Contents
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 ** slotConstraint **   <a name="lexv2-Type-SlotValueElicitationSetting-slotConstraint"></a>
Specifies whether the slot is required or optional.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `Required | Optional`   
Required: Yes

 ** defaultValueSpecification **   <a name="lexv2-Type-SlotValueElicitationSetting-defaultValueSpecification"></a>
A list of default values for a slot. Default values are used when Amazon Lex hasn't determined a value for a slot. You can specify default values from context variables, session attributes, and defined values.  
Type: [SlotDefaultValueSpecification](API_SlotDefaultValueSpecification.md) object  
Required: No

 ** promptSpecification **   <a name="lexv2-Type-SlotValueElicitationSetting-promptSpecification"></a>
The prompt that Amazon Lex uses to elicit the slot value from the user.  
Type: [PromptSpecification](API_PromptSpecification.md) object  
Required: No

 ** sampleUtterances **   <a name="lexv2-Type-SlotValueElicitationSetting-sampleUtterances"></a>
If you know a specific pattern that users might respond to an Amazon Lex request for a slot value, you can provide those utterances to improve accuracy. This is optional. In most cases, Amazon Lex is capable of understanding user utterances.  
Type: Array of [SampleUtterance](API_SampleUtterance.md) objects  
Required: No

 ** slotCaptureSetting **   <a name="lexv2-Type-SlotValueElicitationSetting-slotCaptureSetting"></a>
Specifies the settings that Amazon Lex uses when a slot value is successfully entered by a user.  
Type: [SlotCaptureSetting](API_SlotCaptureSetting.md) object  
Required: No

 ** slotResolutionSetting **   <a name="lexv2-Type-SlotValueElicitationSetting-slotResolutionSetting"></a>
An object containing information about whether assisted slot resolution is turned on for the slot or not.  
Type: [SlotResolutionSetting](API_SlotResolutionSetting.md) object  
Required: No

 ** waitAndContinueSpecification **   <a name="lexv2-Type-SlotValueElicitationSetting-waitAndContinueSpecification"></a>
Specifies the prompts that Amazon Lex uses while a bot is waiting for customer input.   
Type: [WaitAndContinueSpecification](API_WaitAndContinueSpecification.md) object  
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/models.lex.v2-2020-08-07/SlotValueElicitationSetting) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/models.lex.v2-2020-08-07/SlotValueElicitationSetting) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/models.lex.v2-2020-08-07/SlotValueElicitationSetting)