IS_YAML
Checks if a text value is valid YAML. When strict is TRUE, the function will only return true if the input is a valid YAML document that contains key-value pairs.
Categories: Text
Syntax
IS_YAML(text, [parse_date_or_time: FALSE], [strict: FALSE])
Examples
Example 1
Input
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{
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"my_action": {
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"message": "foo: bar"
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}
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}
Formula
IS_YAML(my_action.message)
Output
true
Example 2
Input
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{
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"my_action": {
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"message": "foo: bar- foo:"
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}
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}
Formula
IS_YAML(my_action.message)
Output
false
Example 3
Input
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{
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"my_action": "\nLinkedDate: 2007-04-01 12:00:00\n"
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}
Formula
IS_YAML(my_action, parse_date_or_time: TRUE)
Output
true
Example 4
Input
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{
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"my_action": "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\n<note>\n <body>foo bar</body>\n</note>"
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}
Formula
IS_YAML(my_action, strict: TRUE)
Output
false
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