[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #3827: Embeded null written as \0 rather than \u0000 in property_tree::write_json

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #3827: Embeded null written as \0 rather than \u0000 in property_tree::write_json
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-01-07 23:58:21

#3827: Embeded null written as \0 rather than \u0000 in property_tree::write_json
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 Reporter:  Michael Anderson <drmikeando@…>          |       Owner:  cornedbee    
     Type:  Bugs                                     |      Status:  new          
Milestone:  Boost 1.42.0                             |   Component:  property_tree
  Version:  Boost Development Trunk                  |    Severity:  Problem      
 Keywords:                                           |  
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 Here's an example
 {{{
 #include "boost/property_tree/json_parser.hpp"
 #include "boost/array.hpp"

 int main()
 {
   boost::property_tree::ptree pt;
   // Some random data to encode
   boost::array<unsigned char, 8> data = { 3,0,'W','A',0,'M',255,'z' };
   pt.put("binary", std::string(data.begin(), data.end() ) );
   boost::property_tree::write_json(std::cout, pt );
 }
 }}}

 This produces the output
 {{{
 {
     "binary": "\u0003\0WA\0M\uFFFFz"
 }
 }}}
 but from the description of JSON strings at http://www.json.org/

 and the more detailed version at http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4627.txt

 it would appear that the correct encoding of the 0 character is
 \u00000 rather than \0 ( which is correctly handled for other non-
 prinatable characters. )

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/3827>
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