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diff --git a/yaml.html.markdown b/yaml.html.markdown index 52658453..f1393c09 100644 --- a/yaml.html.markdown +++ b/yaml.html.markdown @@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ significant newlines and indentation, like Python. Unlike Python, however, YAML doesn't allow literal tab characters for indentation. ```yaml +--- # document start + # Comments in YAML look like this. ################ @@ -36,6 +38,8 @@ however: 'A string, enclosed in quotes.' 'Keys can be quoted too.': "Useful if you want to put a ':' in your key." single quotes: 'have ''one'' escape pattern' double quotes: "have many: \", \0, \t, \u263A, \x0d\x0a == \r\n, and more." +# UTF-8/16/32 characters need to be encoded +Superscript two: \u00B2 # Multiple-line strings can be written either as a 'literal block' (using |), # or a 'folded block' (using '>'). @@ -83,22 +87,22 @@ a_nested_map: # An example ? - Manchester United - Real Madrid -: [ 2001-01-01, 2002-02-02 ] +: [2001-01-01, 2002-02-02] # Sequences (equivalent to lists or arrays) look like this # (note that the '-' counts as indentation): a_sequence: -- Item 1 -- Item 2 -- 0.5 # sequences can contain disparate types. -- Item 4 -- key: value - another_key: another_value -- - - This is a sequence - - inside another sequence -- - - Nested sequence indicators - - can be collapsed + - Item 1 + - Item 2 + - 0.5 # sequences can contain disparate types. + - Item 4 + - key: value + another_key: another_value + - + - This is a sequence + - inside another sequence + - - - Nested sequence indicators + - can be collapsed # Since YAML is a superset of JSON, you can also write JSON-style maps and # sequences: @@ -119,6 +123,10 @@ other_anchor: *anchor_name base: &base name: Everyone has same name +# The regexp << is called Merge Key Language-Independent Type. It is used to +# indicate that all the keys of one or more specified maps should be inserted +# into the current map. + foo: &foo <<: *base age: 10 @@ -165,14 +173,16 @@ set: ? item3 or: {item1, item2, item3} -# Like Python, sets are just maps with null values; the above is equivalent to: +# Sets are just maps with null values; the above is equivalent to: set2: item1: null item2: null item3: null + +... # document end ``` ### More Resources + [YAML official website](http://yaml.org/) -+ [Online YAML Validator](http://codebeautify.org/yaml-validator) ++ [Online YAML Validator](http://www.yamllint.com/) |