Can JSON numbers be quoted?

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In JSON, 6 is the number six. "6" is a string containing the digit 6. So the answer to the question “Can json numbers be quoted?” is basically “no,” because if you put them in quotes, they’re not numbers anymore.

But, should the parsers accept both "attr" : 6 and "attr" : "6"?

Yes, but they define different things. The first defines an attr property with the value 6 (a number). The second defines an attr property with the value "6" (a string containing a single digit).

(The question originally asked about attr: "6", which is invalid because property names must be in double quotes in JSON.)

If MyParser has a method getInt to get a number given the key, should MyParser.getInt(“attr”) return 6 in both the cases or throw an exception in the latter case?

That’s a design decision for the person providing the parser, basically the choice between getInt being strict (throwing an exception if you try it on "attr": "6") or loose (coercing "6" to 6 and returning that). JavaScript is usually loose, and so there could be an argument for being loose; conversely, the fact that JavaScript is loose sometimes causes trouble, which could be an argument for being strict.

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