Ternary operator in Yaml

Question

How do I use ternary operator in a yaml file for the snakeparser to parse it

I use groovy to parse the expression and the !e tag helps me in doing so. now when i use ternary operator the parser fails.

name : abc

value : !e 5>3 ? true : false

How do I get the parser to actually parse the expression instead of it assuming that the colon in ternary operator in the mapping colon used by yaml

Answer 1

Use any of the following:

Double-quoted scalar (may contain escape sequences):

value: !e "5>3 ? true : false"

Single-quoted scalar (may not contain escape sequences):

value: !e '5>3 ? true : false'

Folded block scalar (the - removes the trailing newline):

value: !e >-
  5>3 ? true : false

Literal block scalar (as above):

value: !e |-
  5>3 ? true : false