(PECL yaml >= 0.5.0)
yaml_emit — Returns the YAML representation of a value
yaml_emit ( mixed $data [, int $encoding = YAML_ANY_ENCODING [, int $linebreak = YAML_ANY_BREAK [, array $callbacks = null ]]] ) : string
 Generate a YAML representation of the provided data. 
data
 The data being encoded. Can be any type except a resource. 
encoding
 Output character encoding chosen from YAML_ANY_ENCODING, YAML_UTF8_ENCODING, YAML_UTF16LE_ENCODING, YAML_UTF16BE_ENCODING. 
linebreak
 Output linebreak style chosen from YAML_ANY_BREAK, YAML_CR_BREAK, YAML_LN_BREAK, YAML_CRLN_BREAK. 
callbacks
Content handlers for emitting YAML nodes. Associative array of classname => callable mappings. See emit callbacks for more details.
Returns a YAML encoded string on success.
| Version | Description | 
|---|---|
| PECL yaml 1.1.0 |  The callbacks parameter was added.  |  
Example #1 yaml_emit() example
<?php $addr = array( "given" => "Chris", "family"=> "Dumars", "address"=> array( "lines"=> "458 Walkman Dr. Suite #292", "city"=> "Royal Oak", "state"=> "MI", "postal"=> 48046, ), ); $invoice = array ( "invoice"=> 34843, "date"=> 980208000, "bill-to"=> $addr, "ship-to"=> $addr, "product"=> array( array( "sku"=> "BL394D", "quantity"=> 4, "description"=> "Basketball", "price"=> 450, ), array( "sku"=> "BL4438H", "quantity"=> 1, "description"=> "Super Hoop", "price"=> 2392, ), ), "tax"=> 251.42, "total"=> 4443.52, "comments"=> "Late afternoon is best. Backup contact is Nancy Billsmer @ 338-4338.", ); var_dump(yaml_emit($invoice)); ?>
The above example will output something similar to:
string(628) "---
invoice: 34843
date: 980208000
bill-to:
  given: Chris
  family: Dumars
  address:
    lines: |-
      458 Walkman Dr.
              Suite #292
    city: Royal Oak
    state: MI
    postal: 48046
ship-to:
  given: Chris
  family: Dumars
  address:
    lines: |-
      458 Walkman Dr.
              Suite #292
    city: Royal Oak
    state: MI
    postal: 48046
product:
- sku: BL394D
  quantity: 4
  description: Basketball
  price: 450
- sku: BL4438H
  quantity: 1
  description: Super Hoop
  price: 2392
tax: 251.420000
total: 4443.520000
comments: Late afternoon is best. Backup contact is Nancy Billsmer @ 338-4338.
...
"
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