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# AWS::QuickSight::Topic TopicCategoryFilter
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A structure that represents a category filter.

## Syntax
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To declare this entity in your CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:

### JSON
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```
{
  "[CategoryFilterFunction](#cfn-quicksight-topic-topiccategoryfilter-categoryfilterfunction)" : {{String}},
  "[CategoryFilterType](#cfn-quicksight-topic-topiccategoryfilter-categoryfiltertype)" : {{String}},
  "[Constant](#cfn-quicksight-topic-topiccategoryfilter-constant)" : {{TopicCategoryFilterConstant}},
  "[Inverse](#cfn-quicksight-topic-topiccategoryfilter-inverse)" : {{Boolean}}
}
```

### YAML
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```
  [CategoryFilterFunction](#cfn-quicksight-topic-topiccategoryfilter-categoryfilterfunction): {{String}}
  [CategoryFilterType](#cfn-quicksight-topic-topiccategoryfilter-categoryfiltertype): {{String}}
  [Constant](#cfn-quicksight-topic-topiccategoryfilter-constant): {{
    TopicCategoryFilterConstant}}
  [Inverse](#cfn-quicksight-topic-topiccategoryfilter-inverse): {{Boolean}}
```

## Properties
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`CategoryFilterFunction`  <a name="cfn-quicksight-topic-topiccategoryfilter-categoryfilterfunction"></a>
The category filter function. Valid values for this structure are `EXACT` and `CONTAINS`.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: String  
*Allowed values*: `EXACT | CONTAINS`  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`CategoryFilterType`  <a name="cfn-quicksight-topic-topiccategoryfilter-categoryfiltertype"></a>
The category filter type. This element is used to specify whether a filter is a simple category filter or an inverse category filter.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: String  
*Allowed values*: `CUSTOM_FILTER | CUSTOM_FILTER_LIST | FILTER_LIST`  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`Constant`  <a name="cfn-quicksight-topic-topiccategoryfilter-constant"></a>
The constant used in a category filter.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: [TopicCategoryFilterConstant](aws-properties-quicksight-topic-topiccategoryfilterconstant.md)  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`Inverse`  <a name="cfn-quicksight-topic-topiccategoryfilter-inverse"></a>
A Boolean value that indicates if the filter is inverse.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: Boolean  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)