From: Joel VanderWerf <vjoel@...>
Date: 2005-11-23T15:00:30+09:00
Subject: Re: YAML and :SortKeys in 1.8.3

Joel VanderWerf wrote:
> What happened to this option in 1.8.3?
> 
>   obj.to_yaml(:SortKeys => true)
> 
> as in:
> 
>   irb(main):026:0> hh={"6"=>6, "11"=>11, "7"=>7}
>   => {"11"=>11, "6"=>6, "7"=>7}
>   irb(main):027:0> puts(hh.to_yaml(:SortKeys => true))
>   "11": 11
>   "6": 6
>   "7": 7
> 
> The code in the yaml lib that tested for this option has been removed. I
> liked it...
> 

Actually, I just reinstalled 1.8.2, and it doesn't sort by keys either
in this example. A better example is

puts(ENV.to_hash.to_yaml(:SortKeys => true))

In 1.8.3, the output is not sorted, but it is sorted in 1.8.2.

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