From d5e0a9fbf87e80427850e06511f768c19ebf74d7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Suhas <jargnar@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2015 20:14:45 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Add more complex key examples, and an example of inheritance

---
 yaml.html.markdown | 31 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/yaml.html.markdown b/yaml.html.markdown
index 6e3e2c94..62f08fb9 100644
--- a/yaml.html.markdown
+++ b/yaml.html.markdown
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ language: yaml
 filename: learnyaml.yaml
 contributors:
   - ["Adam Brenecki", "https://github.com/adambrenecki"]
+  - ["Suhas SG", "https://github.com/jargnar"]
 ---
 
 YAML is a data serialisation language designed to be directly writable and
@@ -66,14 +67,19 @@ a_nested_map:
 # Maps don't have to have string keys.
 0.25: a float key
 
-# Keys can also be multi-line objects, using ? to indicate the start of a key.
+# Keys can also be complex, like multi-line objects
+# We use ? followed by a space to indicate the start of a complex key.
 ? |
     This is a key
     that has multiple lines
 : and this is its value
 
-# YAML also allows collection types in keys, but many programming languages
-# will complain.
+# YAML also allows mapping between sequences with the complex key syntax
+# Some language parsers might complain
+# An example
+? - Manchester United
+  - Real Madrid
+: [ 2001-01-01, 2002-02-02 ]
 
 # Sequences (equivalent to lists or arrays) look like this:
 a_sequence:
@@ -101,12 +107,31 @@ json_seq: [3, 2, 1, "takeoff"]
 anchored_content: &anchor_name This string will appear as the value of two keys.
 other_anchor: *anchor_name
 
+# Anchors can be used to duplicate/inherit properties
+base: &base
+    name: Everyone has same name
+
+foo: &foo
+    <<: *base
+    age: 10
+
+bar: &bar
+    <<: *base
+    age: 20
+
+# foo and bar would also have name: Everyone has same name
+
 # YAML also has tags, which you can use to explicitly declare types.
 explicit_string: !!str 0.5
 # Some parsers implement language specific tags, like this one for Python's
 # complex number type.
 python_complex_number: !!python/complex 1+2j
 
+# We can also use yaml complex keys with language specific tags
+? !!python/tuple [5, 7]
+: Fifty Seven
+# Would be {(5, 7): 'Fifty Seven'} in python
+
 ####################
 # EXTRA YAML TYPES #
 ####################