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How to load YAML data in SnakeYAML?

[Last Updated: Jul 28, 2017]

In this tutorial, we will learn how to load YAML data in SnakeYAML.

Loading a YAML formatted String

public class LoadingString {

  public static void main(String[] args) {
      Yaml yaml = new Yaml();
      Object obj = yaml.load(getStringYmlData());
      System.out.println("Loaded object type: " + obj.getClass());
      System.out.println(obj);
  }

  public static String getStringYmlData() {
      return "name: Joe\n"
              + "phone: 111-111-1111\n"
              + "address: Park Dr, Charlie Hill";
  }
}

Output

Loaded object type: class java.util.LinkedHashMap
{name=Joe, phone=111-111-1111, address=Park Dr, Charlie Hill}

Loading from a file

src/main/resources/person.yml

name: Joe
phone: 111-111-11111
address: Park Dr, Charlie Hill
public class LoadFile {
  public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
      Yaml yaml = new Yaml();
      try (InputStream in = LoadFile.class.getResourceAsStream("/person.yml")) {
          Object obj = yaml.load(in);
          System.out.println("Loaded object type:" + obj.getClass());
          System.out.println(obj);
      }
  }
}

Output

Loaded object type:class java.util.LinkedHashMap
{name=Joe, phone=111-111-11111, address=Park Dr, Charlie Hill}

Loading multiple YAML documents from a file

Per YAML specification, multiple YAML documents can be added in a single file separated by '---'.

src/main/resources/persons.yml

name: Joe
phone: 111-111-1111
address: Park Dr, Charlie Hill
---
name: Trish
phone: 111-111-11111
address: Small Vine, River Town
public class LoadAll {
  public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
     loadFromFile("/person.yml");
      loadFromFile("/persons.yml");
  }

  private static void loadFromFile(String path) throws IOException {
      System.out.printf("-- loading from %s --%n", path);
      Yaml yaml = new Yaml();
      try (InputStream in = LoadAll.class.getResourceAsStream(path)) {
          Iterable<Object> itr = yaml.loadAll(in);
          System.out.println("-- iterating loaded Iterable --");
          for (Object o : itr) {
              System.out.println("element type: " + o.getClass());
              System.out.println(o);
          }
      }
  }
}

Output

-- loading from /person.yml --
-- iterating loaded Iterable --
element type: class java.util.LinkedHashMap
{name=Joe, phone=111-111-11111, address=Park Dr, Charlie Hill}
-- loading from /persons.yml --
-- iterating loaded Iterable --
element type: class java.util.LinkedHashMap
{name=Joe, phone=111-111-1111, address=Park Dr, Charlie Hill}
element type: class java.util.LinkedHashMap
{name=Trish, phone=111-111-11111, address=Small Vine, River Town}

Example Project

Dependencies and Technologies Used:

  • snakeyaml 1.18: YAML 1.1 parser and emitter for Java.
  • JDK 1.8
  • Maven 3.3.9

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