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24.3; json-encodes escapes / in strings

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Simen Heggestøyl <simenheg <at> gmail.com>
Cc: tracker <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#16373: closed (24.3; json-encodes escapes / in strings)
Date: Sun, 04 Oct 2015 12:12:02 +0000

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From: Leo Liu <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 24.3; json-encodes escapes / in strings
Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2014 00:05:16 +0800

(json-encode "/") -> "\"\\/\""

this makes path names look really ugly. Is it required?

Leo

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From: Simen Heggestøyl <simenheg <at> gmail.com>
To: Leo Liu <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 16373-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#16373: 24.3; json-encodes escapes / in strings
Date: Sun, 04 Oct 2015 14:11:40 +0200

Leo Liu <sdl.web <at> gmail.com> writes:
> (json-encode "/") -> "\"\\/\""
>
> this makes path names look really ugly. Is it required?
>
> Leo

This was fixed in 58c86059.

To answer your question: it's not required (but permitted) that you
escape / in strings. See the "string" section at http://json.org/.

-- Simen

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