# File lib/aws/resource.rb, line 298
      def translate_output_value value

        # by default nil values are not translated
        return nil if value.nil? and @translates_nil != true

        case
        when @options[:to_sym]  then value.tr('-','_').downcase.to_sym
        when @output_translator then @output_translator.call(value)
        else value
        end

      end