note 117774 added to function.yaml-parse-file

As Jesse Donat mentioned the type will be infered automatically. To enforce some type you can use the callback facility like this: <?php function cb_yaml_date($value, $tag, $flags) { return new DateTime($value); } $yaml = <<<YAML event1: name: My Event date: !date 25.05.2001 YAML; $ndocs = 0; $data = yaml_parse($yaml, 0, $ndocs, array('!date' => 'cb_yaml_date')); print_r($data); ?> The above example will output something similar to: Array ( [event1] => Array ( [name] => My Event [date] => DateTime Object ( [date] => 2001-05-25 00:00:00 [timezone_type] => 3 [timezone] => Europe/Berlin ) ) ) BTW if you want to have large numbers you are probably using BC Math. Thus, you simple enclose your number in quotes: <?php $yaml = <<<YAML largenumber: '14695760472279668267313200104308' YAML; ?> ---- Server IP: 72.52.91.14 Probable Submitter: 178.0.251.90 ---- Manual Page -- http://php.net/manual/en/function.yaml-parse-file.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/117774 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/117774/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/117774/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/117774/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/117774/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/117774/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/117774/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/117774 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/117774 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php