# Collection Types ####################################################
# http://yaml.org/type/map.html -----------#
map:
# Unordered set of key: value pairs.
Block style:
Clark : Evans
Ingy : döt Net
Oren : Ben-Kiki
Flow style: { Clark: Evans, Ingy: döt Net, Oren: Ben-Kiki }
# http://yaml.org/type/omap.html ----------#
omap:
# Explicitly typed ordered map (dictionary).
Bestiary: !!omap
- aardvark: African pig-like ant eater. Ugly.
- anteater: South-American ant eater. Two species.
- anaconda: South-American constrictor snake. Scaly.
# Etc.
# Flow style
Numbers: !!omap [ one: 1, two: 2, three : 3 ]
# http://yaml.org/type/pairs.html ---------#
pairs:
# Explicitly typed pairs.
Block tasks: !!pairs
- meeting: with team.
- meeting: with boss.
- break: lunch.
- meeting: with client.
Flow tasks: !!pairs [ meeting: with team, meeting: with boss ]
# http://yaml.org/type/set.html -----------#
set:
# Explicitly typed set.
baseball players:
? Mark McGwire
? Sammy Sosa
? Ken Griffey
# Flow style
baseball teams: !!set { Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees }
# http://yaml.org/type/seq.html -----------#
seq:
# Ordered sequence of nodes
Block style: !!seq
- Mercury # Rotates - no light/dark sides.
- Venus # Deadliest. Aptly named.
- Earth # Mostly dirt.
- Mars # Seems empty.
- Jupiter # The king.
- Saturn # Pretty.
- Uranus # Where the sun hardly shines.
- Neptune # Boring. No rings.
- Pluto # You call this a planet?
Flow style: !!seq [ Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, # Rocks
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, # Gas
Pluto ] # Overrated
# Scalar Types #################################################################
################################################################################
# http://yaml.org/type/binary.html --------#
binary:
canonical: !!binary "\
R0lGODlhDAAMAIQAAP//9/X17unp5WZmZgAAAOfn515eXvPz7Y6OjuDg4J+fn5\
OTk6enp56enmlpaWNjY6Ojo4SEhP/++f/++f/++f/++f/++f/++f/++f/++f/+\
+f/++f/++f/++f/++f/++SH+Dk1hZGUgd2l0aCBHSU1QACwAAAAADAAMAAAFLC\
AgjoEwnuNAFOhpEMTRiggcz4BNJHrv/zCFcLiwMWYNG84BwwEeECcgggoBADs="
generic: !!binary |
R0lGODlhDAAMAIQAAP//9/X17unp5WZmZgAAAOfn515eXvPz7Y6OjuDg4J+fn5
OTk6enp56enmlpaWNjY6Ojo4SEhP/++f/++f/++f/++f/++f/++f/++f/++f/+
+f/++f/++f/++f/++f/++SH+Dk1hZGUgd2l0aCBHSU1QACwAAAAADAAMAAAFLC
AgjoEwnuNAFOhpEMTRiggcz4BNJHrv/zCFcLiwMWYNG84BwwEeECcgggoBADs=
description:
The binary value above is a tiny arrow encoded as a gif image.
# http://yaml.org/type/bool.html ---------------------------#
bool:
- true
- True
- TRUE
- false
- False
- FALSE
# http://yaml.org/type/float.html --------------------------#
float:
canonical: 6.8523015e+5
exponential: 685.230_15e+03
fixed: 685_230.15
sexagesimal: 190:20:30.15
negative infinity: -.inf
not a number: .NaN
# http://yaml.org/type/int.html ----------------------------#
int:
canonical: 685230
decimal: +685_230
octal: 02472256
hexadecimal: 0x_0A_74_AE
binary: 0b1010_0111_0100_1010_1110
sexagesimal: 190:20:30
# http://yaml.org/type/merge.html --------------------------#
merge:
- &CENTER { x: 1, y: 2 }
- &LEFT { x: 0, y: 2 }
- &BIG { r: 10 }
- &SMALL { r: 1 }
# All the following maps are equal:
- # Explicit keys
x: 1
y: 2
r: 10
label: nothing
- # Merge one map
<< : *CENTER
r: 10
label: center
- # Merge multiple maps
<< : [ *CENTER, *BIG ]
label: center/big
- # Override
<< : [ *BIG, *LEFT, *SMALL ]
x: 1
label: big/left/small
# http://yaml.org/type/null.html ---------------------------#
null:
# This mapping has four keys,
# one has a value.
empty:
canonical: ~
english: null
~: null key
# This sequence has five
# entries, two have values.
sparse:
- ~
- 2nd entry
-
- 4th entry
- Null
# http://yaml.org/type/str.html ----------------------------#
string: abcd
# http://yaml.org/type/timestamp.html ----------------------#
timestamp:
canonical: 2001-12-15T02:59:43.1Z
valid iso8601: 2001-12-14t21:59:43.10-05:00
space separated: 2001-12-14 21:59:43.10 -5
no time zone (Z): 2001-12-15 2:59:43.10
date (00:00:00Z): 2002-12-14