YML Syntax

Do braces belong to the YML Syntax? like it used below?
Yes? How to use them like here.

PHP:

min: {x: 275.0, y: 48.0, z: -92.0}
max: {x: 474.0, y: 98.0, z: 65.0}

This looks much smoother, for sure if I got 50-300 entries.
But if this accomplished by String Regex/Split than it's not my preference.

I use normally

PHP:

    min:
      x: 43
      y: 38
      z: 3
    max:
      x: 39
      y: 35
      z: 7

Thanks in advance.
Zanax

Source: (Braces part)
http://dev.bukkit.org/bukkit-plugins/simple-region-market/pages/tutorials/

 

iZanax
JSON is a subset of YAML so yes braces can be used.

So valid JSON like this

Code:

'["foo", {"bar":["baz", "kwa", 1.0, 2]}]'

Could be written in YAML as this:

Code:

- foo
- bar:
    - baz
    - kwa
    - 1.0
    - 2

 

Drew1080
Thanks a lot!
I do have a question about setting the value in this format

Normal approach
ConfigurationSection v1Section = keySection.getConfigurationSection("v1");
v1Section.set("x", 1);
v1Section.set("y", 1);
v1Section.set("z", 1);

But how do u make it in the bracket format? : )
Thanks in advance

 

iZanax
Those are braces or curly brackets. Brackets are these [ and ]. I believe that YAML supports brackets for arrays (correct me if I'm wrong)

 

That's true. That is why you can actually use

Code:

authors: [x,Troll,x,Dude,x]

in your plugin.yml for example. It creates an array of strings.

 

xTrollxDudex I've changed it to Braces ^^


However, I do have a strange thing that occurs.
min: {x: 275.0, y: 48.0, z: -92.0}

This will get acceped by the YML under the ConfigurationSection,
but it will change it back to the extended version without braces.
So is there any other approaches that will keep the braces format?

Code:java

Vector min = new Vector(minSection.getDouble("x"), minSection.getDouble("y"), minSection.getDouble("z"));

Thanks in advance.

 

iZanax
You'd have to use brackets [ and ] in order to do that. Using braces { and } defaults to a sectional node in SnakeYAMl and will auto format it for you.

 

xTrollxDudex
Okay, SnakeYAML will auto format it back to without braces.

min: [x: 275.0, y: 48.0, z: -92.0]

I've tried the brackets, but this is no ConfigurationSection and won't work with the current settings.
What are u suggesting? I preferably wont want to use regex/split

 

iZanax
Are you setting string, or as array?

 

xTrollxDudex
ConfigurationSection min;
min.set("x", 275);
min.set("y", 48);
min.set("z", -92);

Im setting each xyz individually as Double.