From: Jeremy Tregunna <jtregunna@...>
Date: 2006-09-12T16:47:49+09:00
Subject: Re: newbie: yaml array of arrays


On 06-09-12, at 03:40, allan.m.miller@gmail.com wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I'm new to yaml, and yaml in Ruby.
>
> I'm trying to create a yaml file in a text editor, one part of which
> will consist of an array of of arrays.  The data structure I'm trying
> to represent is:
>
> [['a', 'b', 'c'], ['d', 'e', 'f'], ['g', 'h', 'i']]
>
> an array of three arrays.
>
> I've tried to create this yaml file in a text editor (test.cfg):
> <snip>
> I'm sure my approach is completely off - how does one represent an
> array of arrays in yaml, and load it into a Ruby array of arrays?

You wanted YAML.load_file not YAML.load; and a yaml file that looks  
like this:

---
- - a
   - b
   - c
- - d
   - e
   - f
- - g
   - h
   - i

Then try:

YAML.load_file 'your_file.yaml'

--
Jeremy Tregunna
jtregunna@blurgle.ca