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ActiveContext
A context is a variable that contains information about the current
state of the conversation between a user and Amazon Lex. Context can be set
automatically by Amazon Lex when an intent is fulfilled, or it can be set at
runtime using the PutContent, PutText, or
PutSession operation.
Contents
- name
-
The name of the context.
Type: String
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 100.
Pattern:
^([A-Za-z]_?)+$Required: Yes
- parameters
-
State variables for the current context. You can use these values as default values for slots in subsequent events.
Type: String to string map
Map Entries: Minimum number of 0 items. Maximum number of 10 items.
Key Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 100.
Value Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 1024.
Required: Yes
- timeToLive
-
The length of time or number of turns that a context remains active.
Type: ActiveContextTimeToLive object
Required: Yes
See Also
For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
