From: Marek Janukowicz <childNOSPAM@...17.ds.pwr.wroc.pl>
Date: 2004-02-16T06:19:53+09:00
Subject: Re: YAML and quoted strings

On Mon, 16 Feb 2004 03:53:43 +0900, why the lucky stiff wrote:
>> How can I store/load a quoted string using YAML? The problem is, YAML
>> removes quotes when loading a file and I need to know whether the string
>> was quoted or not. The only way I have found so far is to use "'some
>> string'", but this is a bit ugly for me.
>
> Next release of Syck will distinguish between plain and quoted strings. 
>   The YAML specification recently enforces this distinction.

Glad to hear that.

> Can you give me specifics on your needs?  I have ideas for an API, but 
> I'd like to hear your suggestions.

My needs are difficult to explain, but in short: I just need to be able
to distinguish between quoted and unquoted string because I am writing a
library which has different semantics for these 2 kinds of strings.  The
YAML files will be created by the developer (user of the library), so
I'd like them as readable and clear as possible and I don't think having
to write "'string'" complies to these conditions.

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Marek Janukowicz