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SharpYaml.Syntax Namespace

Lossless YAML syntax tree APIs with source locations for roundtripping and tooling.

Classes (3)

YamlSyntaxNodeRepresents a node in the YAML syntax tree.
YamlSyntaxOptionsOptions used by YamlSyntaxTree parsing.
YamlSyntaxTreeRepresents a parsed YAML syntax tree.

Structs (2)

YamlSourceSpanRepresents a span in YAML source text.
YamlSyntaxTokenRepresents a YAML syntax token.

Enums (1)

YamlSyntaxKindIdentifies a syntax token kind.

Remarks

Use the syntax layer when you need:

  • Exact source spans (line/column) for diagnostics and editor tooling.
  • Roundtripping without losing structure/formatting details.

The syntax layer is independent from the object serializer.