Example Formats

The examples below show how to format data in YAML, JSON, and CSV. The examples are based on the same data structure under the "Example Data" section.

Example Data

Example Item

Name	Type	Description
word	string	An example string item.
num	int	An example number item.
value	float	An example float item.
flag	bool	An example boolean item.
list	array [string]	An example array item.
object	ExampleObject	An example object item.
dict	dictionary [int,string]	An example dictionary item.

Example Object

Name	Type	Description
sub	string	An example string item.
subnum	int	An example number item.

YAML

word: example
num: 42
value: 3.14
flag: true
list:
  - one
  - two
  - three
object:
    sub: subexample
    subnum: 69
dict:
    1: one
    2: two
    3: three

JSON

{
  "word": "example",
  "num": 42,
  "value": 3.14,
  "flag": true,
  "list": ["one", "two", "three"],
  "object": {
    "sub": "subexample",
    "subnum": 69
  }, 
  "dict": {
    "1": "one",
    "2": "two",
    "3": "three"
  }
}

CSV

word,num,value,flag,list,object.sub,object.subnum,dict.1,dict.2,dict.3
example,42,3.14,true,"one,two,three",subexample,69,one,two,three

Last modified: 14 december 2024