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StringParameter.valueFromLookup can be used to retrieve a string
value, but that value could be in any format and there are times where
it is provided as input to properties that require a specific format
(i.e. arn format). Because of the way that lookups are resolved, it is
possible for the initial value to be the dummy value
dummy-value-for-${parameterName} which might cause synth errors.

Since there is no way for the CDK to know how you will use the
returned value, we can't really add logic to specifically handle edge
cases. For example, we could have valueFromLookup always return a
token, but then it would no longer be able to be used in cases where a
string is required. See #8699 (comment)
for a good analysis.

This PR adds documentation instructing users how to handle these use
cases.

closes #8699, #9138


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`StringParameter.valueFromLookup` can be used to retrieve a string
value, but that value could be in any format and there are times where
it is provided as input to properties that require a specific format
(i.e. arn format). Because of the way that lookups are resolved, it is
possible for the initial value to be the dummy value
`dummy-value-for-${parameterName}` which might cause synth errors.

Since there is no way for the CDK to know _how_ you will use the
returned value, we can't really add logic to specifically handle edge
cases. For example, we could have `valueFromLookup` always return a
token, but then it would no longer be able to be used in cases where a
`string` is required. See #8699 (comment)
for a good analysis.

This PR adds documentation instructing users how to handle these use
cases.

closes #8699
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