Question about YMLs.

Hi all, a while ago I updated my YML tools without checking if they functioned afterwards -- stupid, I know. Anyway, now when I try to get some nodes that previously looked like.

Code:

plugin:
  locations:
    '1':
    - 141
    - 64
    - 132
    '2':
    - 117
    - 64
    - 145

they now look like

Code:

plugin:
  locations:
    '1': &id001
    - 141
    - 64
    - 132
    '2': &id002
    - 117
    - 64
    - 145

and when I try to grab the results and place them elsewhere

Code:

  areas:
    lol:
      locations:
      - '1'
      - '2'
      coordinates:
        setOne: *id001
        setTwo: *id002

All it returns is what looks like a pointer to the original , how do I avoid this?

 

@antflga What are you trying to store/get & what for? If you are trying to store locations to use later, i store them as a string (with this format "x:y:z: pitch:yaw") /* dont put a space between ':' and 'p' it just kept changing it to a smiley face */ and in a list like this:

Code:

locations:
- x:y:z:pitch:yaw
- x:y:z:pitch:yaw
- x:y:z:pitch:yaw
- x:y:z:pitch:yaw
- x:y:z:pitch:yaw

There are your 5 locations, then use .split(":")[int] to get each one.
Example:

Code:

List<String> locs = (List<String>) getConfig().getList("locations");

for (String sLoc : locs) {
    Location loc = new Location(Bukkit.getWorlds().get(0), Double.valueOf(sLoc.split(":")[0]), Double.valueOf(sLoc.split(":")[1]), Double.valueOf(sLoc.split(":")[2]), Float.valueOf(sLoc.split(":")[3]), Float.valueOf(sLoc.split(":")4]),
}

Note: You could always add a section for world name, i just made it get the first world in the worlds list. There may also be errors in my code, but you get the general idea (i just whipped it up in Chrome).

 

I use IntegerLists because they were easier to fetch, and work natively for what I need. What I'm trying to figure out is why it makes these 'pointers'.