# File lib/aws/core/resource.rb, line 312
        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 @options[:timestamp] then Time.at(value.to_i)
          when @output_translator   then @output_translator.call(value)
          else value
          end
  
        end