Re: json_decode() and integers larger than LONG_MAX (2^31 - 1)

Sara, Could you not treat a very large integer as a double? We do that in a few areas of the code already. On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 3:50 PM, Sara Golemon <pollita@php.net> wrote: > I know this issue has been seen before, but I hope to do something about > it. > > $json = '1234567890123456789'; > $x = json_decode($json); > /* $x is now a float *aproximately* > * equal to the original value > */ > > For database indexes, being off by one can be disasterous for application > flow, so I'd like to include the option to decode very large integers as > strings. > > To that end, I propose a change in json_decode()'s signature to add an > optional fourth argument, mirroring json_encode()'s second argument: > > mixed json_decode(string $json[, bool $assoc = false[, int $depth = 512[, > int $options]]]); > > Where $options is a bitmask of zero or more of the following: > > JSON_BIGINT_STRING - Store large integers as their original string value > > With the corresponding simple changes in json.c and JSON_parser.c > > If noone objects or offers comments, I'll implement this. > > -Sara > > > -- > PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >