package yaml_test import ( "fmt" "log" "gopkg.in/yaml.v2" ) // An example showing how to unmarshal embedded // structs from YAML. type StructA struct { A string `yaml:"a"` } type StructB struct { // Embedded structs are not treated as embedded in YAML by default. To do that, // add the ",inline" annotation below StructA `yaml:",inline"` B string `yaml:"b"` } var data = ` a: a string from struct A b: a string from struct B ` func ExampleUnmarshal_embedded() { var b StructB err := yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(data), &b) if err != nil { log.Fatalf("cannot unmarshal data: %v", err) } fmt.Println(b.A) fmt.Println(b.B) // Output: // a string from struct A // a string from struct B }