# FetchCriterion
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Contains a filter condition that GuardDuty applied when it retrieved data.

## Contents
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 ** condition **   <a name="guardduty-Type-FetchCriterion-condition"></a>
The comparison operator of the condition. Possible values are `EQUALS`, `NOT_EQUALS`, `GREATER_THAN`, `GREATER_THAN_OR_EQUAL`, `LESS_THAN`, and `LESS_THAN_OR_EQUAL`.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `EQUALS | NOT_EQUALS | GREATER_THAN | GREATER_THAN_OR_EQUAL | LESS_THAN | LESS_THAN_OR_EQUAL`   
Required: Yes

 ** field **   <a name="guardduty-Type-FetchCriterion-field"></a>
The name of the field that the condition applies to.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 256.  
Required: Yes

 ** values **   <a name="guardduty-Type-FetchCriterion-values"></a>
The values that the field is compared against. Numeric and Boolean values are represented as strings.  
Type: Array of strings  
Array Members: Minimum number of 0 items. Maximum number of 20 items.  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 0. Maximum length of 1024.  
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\+\+](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/guardduty-2017-11-28/FetchCriterion) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/guardduty-2017-11-28/FetchCriterion) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/guardduty-2017-11-28/FetchCriterion)