# OutputFormat

Absolute class name of the Hadoop `OutputFormat` to use when writing table files.

- Source: [`aws-glue/lib/data-format.ts`](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/blob/v2.274.0/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-glue/lib/data-format.ts#L49)
- Type last changed: v2.270.0 · 17 Sep 2026

## Example

```ts
// The code below shows an example of how to instantiate this type.
// The values are placeholders you should change.
import { aws_glue as glue } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
const outputFormat = glue.OutputFormat.AVRO;
```

## Initializer

```ts
new OutputFormat(className: string)
```

## Properties

- `AVRO`: [OutputFormat](/cdk/api/v2/docs/aws-cdk-lib.aws_glue.OutputFormat.html) (required) (static) — OutputFormat for Avro files.

- `className`: string (required)

- `HIVE_IGNORE_KEY_TEXT`: [OutputFormat](/cdk/api/v2/docs/aws-cdk-lib.aws_glue.OutputFormat.html) (required) (static) — Writes text data with a null key (value only).

- `ORC`: [OutputFormat](/cdk/api/v2/docs/aws-cdk-lib.aws_glue.OutputFormat.html) (required) (static) — OutputFormat for Orc files.

- `PARQUET`: [OutputFormat](/cdk/api/v2/docs/aws-cdk-lib.aws_glue.OutputFormat.html) (required) (static) — OutputFormat for Parquet files.