using System;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using YamlDotNet.Serialization;

using YamlDotNet.Serialization.NamingConventions;

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public class Address

{

    public string Street { get; set; }

    public string City { get; set; }

    public string State { get; set; }

    public string Zip { get; set; }

}

public class Person

{

    public string Name { get; set; }

    public int Age { get; set; }

    public float HeightInInches { get; set; }

    public Dictionary<string, Address> Addresses { get; set; }

​

}

​

​

public class Program

{

    public static void Main()

    {

        var person = new Person

        {

            Name = "Abe Lincoln",

            Age = 25,

            HeightInInches = 6f + 4f / 12f,

            Addresses = new Dictionary<string, Address>{

                { "home", new  Address() {

                        Street = "2720  Sundown Lane",

                        City = "Kentucketsville",

                        State = "Calousiyorkida",

                        Zip = "99978",

                    }},

                { "work", new  Address() {

                        Street = "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW",

                        City = "Washington",

                        State = "District of Columbia",

                        Zip = "20500",

                    }},

            }

        };

​

        var serializer = new SerializerBuilder()

            .WithNamingConvention(CamelCaseNamingConvention.Instance)

            .Build();

        var yaml = serializer.Serialize(person);

        System.Console.WriteLine(yaml);

        // Output: 

        // name: Abe Lincoln

        // age: 25

        // heightInInches: 6.3333334922790527

        // addresses:

        //   home:

        //     street: 2720  Sundown Lane

        //     city: Kentucketsville

        //     state: Calousiyorkida

        //     zip: 99978

        //   work:

        //     street: 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

        //     city: Washington

        //     state: District of Columbia

        //     zip: 20500

​

        var yml = @"

name: George Washington

age: 89

height_in_inches: 5.75

addresses:

  home:

    street: 400 Mockingbird Lane

    city: Louaryland

    state: Hawidaho

    zip: 99970

";

​

        var deserializer = new DeserializerBuilder()

            .WithNamingConvention(UnderscoredNamingConvention.Instance)

            .Build();

​

        //yaml contains a string containing your YAML

        var p = deserializer.Deserialize<Person>(yml);

        var h = p.Addresses["home"];

        System.Console.WriteLine($"{p.Name} is {p.Age} years old and lives at {h.Street} in {h.City}, {h.State}.");

        // Output:

        // George Washington is 89 years old and lives at 400 Mockingbird Lane in Louaryland, Hawidaho.

​

    }

}