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Yet Another Geek
Yet Another Geek

Reputation: 4289

Error while parsing YAML block of text

I am new to YAML, and have tried to do a YAML block but I am getting the following error:

while scanning a block mapping: expected , but found: #< ScalarToken Value="content: | This is a test of a test test test test A very very good test yeah yeah A test of test test" Style="None"> (line 8, column 1)

While it works fine without the |, I want whitespace preservation.

YAML file (Home.yml):

---
section:
    title: About this site
    content:    |
        This is a test of a test test test test
        A very very good test 
        A test of test test 
section:
    title: Source code
    content: |
        Licens:: BSD
        Link:: Here
        Foo 
...

Ruby code:

home = YAML.load_file('data/Home.yml')
home.inspect

Upvotes: 3

Views: 4911

Answers (1)

Wayne Conrad
Wayne Conrad

Reputation: 107999

Which YAML parser are you using? Both the Ruby 1.8.7 parser and the parser in 1.9 parse the YAML in your question.

There's still trouble, through. The syntax you've given is for a hash like this:

{
  'section' => {
    'title' => "About this site",
    'content => ...
  }
  'section' => {
    'title' => 'Source code',
    'content' => ...
  }
}

However, you can't have two hash keys be the same. What happens is that the last one wins. You may be looking for an array of hashes. To do that, use this YAML syntax:

---
-
  section:
    title: About this site
    content: |
        This is a test of a test test test test
        A very very good test
        A test of test test
-
  section:
    title: Source code
    content: |
        Licens:: BSD
        Link:: Here
        Foo

Upvotes: 1

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