Method readAlias

yaml/_loader_state.ts:1485–1514

()

    return this.#scanner.source.slice(position, this.#scanner.position);
  }
  readAlias(): string | void {
    if (this.#scanner.peek() !== ASTERISK) return;

    this.#scanner.next();
    let ch = this.#scanner.peek();

    const position = this.#scanner.position;

    while (ch !== 0 && !isWhiteSpaceOrEOL(ch) && !isFlowIndicator(ch)) {
      this.#scanner.next();
      ch = this.#scanner.peek();
    }

    if (this.#scanner.position === position) {
      throw this.#createError(
        "Cannot read alias: alias name must contain at least one character",
      );
    }

    const alias = this.#scanner.source.slice(position, this.#scanner.position);
    if (!this.anchorMap.has(alias)) {
      throw this.#createError(
        `Cannot read alias: unidentified alias "${alias}"`,
      );
    }

    this.skipSeparationSpace(true, -1);

    return this.anchorMap.get(alias);
  }
  resolveTag(state: State) {
    switch (state.tag) {
      case null: