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Re: [Json] Strings

"Matt Miller (mamille2)" <mamille2@cisco.com> Thu, 06 June 2013 16:43 UTC

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From: "Matt Miller (mamille2)" <mamille2@cisco.com>
To: Paul Hoffman <paul.hoffman@vpnc.org>
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Subject: Re: [Json] Strings
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On Jun 6, 2013, at 8:59 AM, Paul Hoffman <paul.hoffman@vpnc.org> wrote:

> On Jun 5, 2013, at 8:35 PM, Joe Hildebrand (jhildebr) <jhildebr@cisco.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 6/5/13 6:14 PM, "Paul Hoffman" <paul.hoffman@vpnc.org> wrote:
>> 
>>> Proposed wording: just before the ABNF at the end of section 2.5, add:
>>> 
>>> When comparing strings, escaped characters SHOULD compare the same as
>>> their unescaped counterparts. For example, the following three strings
>>> SHOULD be considered equivalent for comparisons:
>> 
>> 
>> Are you sure you want to open pandora's box of comparing strings?
> 
> Yes. String comparison is used for object keys, which is a hot topic in another thread.
> 
> { "a": 1, "\u0061": 2 }
> 

To (probably vainly) help keep a lid on the box, do we need to note there is no expectation of normalization?


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Matt Miller < mamille2@cisco.com >
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