Re: [Json] ***SPAM*** 5.294 (5) Errata?: 8.3. String Comparison "a\b" and "a\u005Cb"

Tim Bray <tbray@textuality.com> Sat, 23 November 2013 16:13 UTC

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Yup, thanks
On Nov 23, 2013 1:51 AM, "Pete Cordell" <petejson@codalogic.com> wrote:

> I'm not sure if this has been reported, but in 8.3.  String Comparison it
> implies that "a\b" and "a\u005Cb" are equivalent.  However, I think the
> former should be "a\\b"?
>
> Pete Cordell
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