Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=61537&edit=1
ID: 61537
Comment by: j...@php.net
Reported by: j...@php.net
Summary: json_encode() incorrectly truncates/discards
information
Status: Open
Type: Bug
Package: JSON related
Operating System: all
PHP Version: 5.4.0
Block user comment: N
Private report: N
New Comment:
Per documentation:
Return Values: Returns a JSON encoded string on success or FALSE on failure.
Previous Comments:
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[2012-03-28 05:01:01] j...@php.net
Description:
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When json_encode() cannot correctly encode its argument into JSON, the expected
behaviour is that it will return false, and people can check json_last_error()
to
see why it failed. Currently, it will replace all data it could not encode with
the string 'null'. This can lead to what appears to be silently discarding data.
Test script:
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<?php
var_dump(json_encode(chr(215)), json_last_error());
Expected result:
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bool(false)
int(5)
Actual result:
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string(4) 'null'
int(5)
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