Github user aledsage commented on a diff in the pull request:
https://github.com/apache/incubator-brooklyn/pull/595#discussion_r28326802
--- Diff: docs/guide/yaml/yaml-reference.md ---
@@ -157,12 +166,14 @@ concise DSL defined here:
* `$brooklyn:formatString("pattern e.g. %s %s", "field 1", "field 2")`
returns a future which creates the formatted string
with the given parameters, where parameters may be strings *or* other
tasks such as `attributeWhenReady`
* `$brooklyn:literal("string")` returns the given string as a literal
(suppressing any `$brooklyn:` expansion)
-* `$brooklyn:sensor("io.brooklyn.ContainingEntityClass", "sensor.name")`
returns the strongly typed sensor defined in the given class
+* `$brooklyn:object(Map)` creates an object, using keys `type` to define
the java type,
--- End diff --
Longer term, we should include an example here. Folk not familiar with yaml
will likely struggle with what `object(Map)` means.
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