You can export anchor tags between different YAML files by using the <<
merge key indicator. This allows you to reference an anchor defined in another YAML file.
Here's an example:
File 1: example1.yml
# Define an anchor tag
anchors:
my_anchor: &my_anchor_tag
name: Alice
age: 30
address: >
123 Main St
Anytown, USA
# Use the anchor tag in a data structure
person:
<<: *my_anchor_tag
File 2: example2.yml
# Refer to the anchor tag defined in example1.yml
best_friend:
<<: *my_anchor_tag
name: Bob
In the example above, the my_anchor
anchor tag is defined in example1.yml
. To use this anchor tag in example2.yml
, we use the <<
merge key indicator followed by the anchor tag name (*my_anchor_tag
). We can also override certain properties of the anchor tag by defining them after the <<
indicator, as we did with best_friend
's name
property.
Please start posting anonymously - your entry will be published after you log in or create a new account. This space is reserved only for answers. If you would like to engage in a discussion, please instead post a comment under the question or an answer that you would like to discuss
Asked: 2023-03-02 11:00:00 +0000
Seen: 10 times
Last updated: Oct 01 '21