#38440 [Opn->Bgs]: json_decode() on boolean strings returns NULL

ID: 38440 User updated by: clay at killersoft dot com Reported By: clay at killersoft dot com -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Bug Type: Unknown/Other Function Operating System: Mac OS X 10.4.7 PHP Version: 5.2.0RC1 New Comment: fail1.json of the JSON_checker test suite says: "A JSON payload should be an object or array, not a string." Sorry about the noise. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2006-08-13 07:23:21] clay at killersoft dot com var_dump(json_decode('false')); Should return: bool(false); Actually returns: NULL ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2006-08-13 07:05:06] clay at killersoft dot com Description: ------------ JSON decoder returns NULL when passed a string containing 'true'. Reproduce code: --------------- var_dump(json_decode('true')); Expected result: ---------------- bool(true) Actual result: -------------- NULL ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=38440&edit=1