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# Comment
# I am a comment. Hear me roar. Roar.
# Table
# Tables (also known as hash tables or dictionaries) are collections of key/value pairs.
# They appear in square brackets on a line by themselves.
[Table]
key = "value" # Yeah, you can do this.
# Nested tables are denoted by table names with dots in them. Name your tables whatever crap you please, just don't use #, ., [ or ].
[dog.tater]
type = "pug"
# You don't need to specify all the super-tables if you don't want to. TOML knows how to do it for you.
# [x] you
# [x.y] don't
# [x.y.z] need these
[x.y.z.w] # for this to work
# String
# There are four ways to express strings: basic, multi-line basic, literal, and multi-line literal.
# All strings must contain only valid UTF-8 characters.
[String]
basic = "I'm a string. \"You can quote me\". Name\tJos\u00E9\nLocation\tSF."
[String.Multiline]
# The following strings are byte-for-byte equivalent:
key1 = "One\nTwo"
key2 = """One\nTwo"""
key3 = """
One
Two"""
[String.Multilined.Singleline]
# The following strings are byte-for-byte equivalent:
key1 = "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."
key2 = """
The quick brown \
fox jumps over \
the lazy dog."""
key3 = """\
The quick brown \
fox jumps over \
the lazy dog.\
"""
[String.Literal]
# What you see is what you get.
winpath = 'C:\Users\nodejs\templates'
winpath2 = '\\ServerX\admin$\system32\'
quoted = 'Tom "Dubs" Preston-Werner'
regex = '<\i\c*\s*>'
[String.Literal.Multiline]
regex2 = '''I [dw]on't need \d{2} apples'''
lines = '''
The first newline is
trimmed in raw strings.
All other whitespace
is preserved.
'''
# Integer
# Integers are whole numbers. Positive numbers may be prefixed with a plus sign.
# Negative numbers are prefixed with a minus sign.
[Integer]
key1 = +99
key2 = 42
key3 = 0
key4 = -17
# Float
# A float consists of an integer part (which may be prefixed with a plus or minus sign)
# followed by a fractional part and/or an exponent part.
[Float.fractional]
# fractional
key1 = +1.0
key2 = 3.1415
key3 = -0.01
[Float.exponent]
# exponent
#key1 = 5e+22
#key2 = 1e6
#key3 = -2E-2
[Float.both]
# both
#key = 6.626e-34
# Boolean
# Booleans are just the tokens you're used to. Always lowercase.
[Booleans]
True = true
False = false
# Datetime
# Datetimes are RFC 3339 dates.
[Datetime]
key1 = 1979-05-27T07:32:00Z
#key2 = 1979-05-27T00:32:00-07:00
#key3 = 1979-05-27T00:32:00.999999-07:00
# Array
# Arrays are square brackets with other primitives inside. Whitespace is ignored. Elements are separated by commas. Data types may not be mixed.
[Array]
key1 = [ 1, 2, 3 ]
key2 = [ "red", "yellow", "green" ]
key3 = [ [ 1, 2 ], [3, 4, 5] ]
key4 = [ [ 1, 2 ], ["a", "b", "c"] ] # this is ok
#Arrays can also be multiline. So in addition to ignoring whitespace, arrays also ignore newlines between the brackets.
# Terminating commas are ok before the closing bracket.
key5 = [
1, 2, 3
]
key6 = [
1,
2, # this is ok
]
# Array of Tables
# These can be expressed by using a table name in double brackets.
# Each table with the same double bracketed name will be an element in the array.
# The tables are inserted in the order encountered.
[[products]]
name = "Hammer"
sku = 738594937
[[products]]
[[products]]
name = "Nail"
sku = 284758393
color = "gray"
# You can create nested arrays of tables as well.
[[fruit]]
name = "apple"
[fruit.physical]
color = "red"
shape = "round"
[[fruit.variety]]
name = "red delicious"
[[fruit.variety]]
name = "granny smith"
[[fruit]]
name = "banana"
[[fruit.variety]]
name = "plantain"