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method

parse

v1_9_3_392 - Show latest stable - Class: Psych
parse(yaml, filename = nil)
public

Parse a YAML string in yaml. Returns the first object of a YAML AST. filename is used in the exception message if a Psych::SyntaxError is raised.

Raises a Psych::SyntaxError when a YAML syntax error is detected.

Example:

Psych.parse("---\n - a\n - b") # => #<Psych::Nodes::Sequence:0x00>

begin
  Psych.parse("--- `", "file.txt")
rescue Psych::SyntaxError => ex
  ex.file    # => 'file.txt'
  ex.message # => "(foo.txt): found character that cannot start any token"
end

See Psych::Nodes for more information about YAML AST.