[%CFEngine_function_prototype(yaml_data)%]

Description: Parses YAML data directly from an inlined string and returns the result as a data variable

[%CFEngine_function_attributes(yaml_data)%]

Please note that it’s usually most convenient to use single quotes for the string (CFEngine allows both types of quotes around a string).

Example:

```cf3 vars:

  "loadthis"

  data =>  parseyaml('
- arrayentry1
- arrayentry2
- key1: 1
  key2: 2
');

```

See also: readjson(), readyaml(), mergedata(), and data documentation.