Is '""' a valid JSON string?

 

I am confused. To quote json.org

JSON is built on two structures:

  • A collection of name/value pairs. In various languages, this is realized as an object, record, struct, dictionary, hash table, keyed list, or associative array.
  • An ordered list of values. In most languages, this is realized as an array, vector, list, or sequence.

    • So, I don't think '""' should be a valid JSON string as its neither a list values(ie does not start with '[' and ends with ']') but JSON.parse doesn't give exception and returns empty string.

    Is it a valid JSON string.

    So, I don't think "" should be a valid JSON string

    It is a valid JSON string (which is a data type that may appear in a JSON text).

    as its neither a list values(ie does not start with '[' and ends with ']')

    A JSON text (ie a complete JSON document) must (at the outermost level) be either an object or an array. A string is not a valid JSON text.

    The formal specification says:

    A JSON text is a serialized object or array.

    But back to quoting the question here:

    but JSON.parse doesn't give exception and returns empty string.

    The JSON parser you are using is being overly-liberal. Don't assume that all JSON parsers will be.

    For example, if I run perl -MJSON -E'say decode_json(q{""})' I get:

    JSON text must be an object or array (but found number, string, true, false or null, use allow_nonref to allow this) at -e line 1.

    No, '' is not valid JSON. JSON.parse('') does throw an error – just look in your browser console.

    Next time you have an "is this valid JSON?" question, just run it through a JSON validator. That's why they exist.

    Following the newest JSON RFC 7159, "" is in fact valid JSON. But in some earlier standards it wasn't.

    Quote:

    A JSON text is a sequence of tokens. The set of tokens includes six structural characters, strings, numbers, and three literal names.

    A JSON text is a serialized value. Note that certain previous specifications of JSON constrained a JSON text to be an object or an array. Implementations that generate only objects or arrays where a JSON text is called for will be interoperable in the sense that all implementations will accept these as conforming JSON texts.

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