Req #75915 [NEW]: json_decode recursion level misleading

From: chris at candm dot org dot uk Operating system: linux PHP version: 7.0.27 Package: Online Doc Editor problem Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Bug description:json_decode recursion level misleading Description: ------------ The documentation suggests that json_decode will only analyse down to the recursion level specified. But it does not say that when that happens it will just give up. However it would be better to alter the behaviour. It would be better if it analysed down to and returned results for the analysis down to the recursion level specified. e.g. json_decode('[3,4,{"X":"Y"}]', false, 1); should return array(3) [ 3 4 '{"X":"Y"}' ] This would allow analysis in sections for large objects and various other useful purposes. rather than null; -- Edit bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=75915&edit=1 -- Try a snapshot (PHP 5.4): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75915&r=trysnapshot54 Try a snapshot (PHP 5.5): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75915&r=trysnapshot55 Try a snapshot (trunk): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75915&r=trysnapshottrunk Fixed in SVN: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75915&r=fixed Fixed in release: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75915&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75915&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75915&r=needscript Try newer version: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75915&r=oldversion Not developer issue: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75915&r=support Expected behavior: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75915&r=notwrong Not enough info: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75915&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75915&r=submittedtwice register_globals: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75915&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75915&r=php4 Daylight Savings: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75915&r=dst IIS Stability: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75915&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75915&r=gnused Floating point limitations: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75915&r=float No Zend Extensions: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75915&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75915&r=mysqlcfg