method

dump

v1_8_7_72 - Show latest stable - Class: YAML
dump( obj, io = nil )
public

Converts obj to YAML and writes the YAML result to io.

  File.open( 'animals.yaml', 'w' ) do |out|
    YAML.dump( ['badger', 'elephant', 'tiger'], out )
  end

If no io is provided, a string containing the dumped YAML is returned.

  YAML.dump( :locked )
     #=> "--- :locked"