Correct. So, the example posted has to be corrected to either numbers or
strings, but the single quotes have to go.


On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 10:59 AM, Lonnie Olson <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 9:42 AM, Skylar Walker <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > If the JSON string you posted is the exact one you are receiving, you
> will
> > have the most trouble with the fact that it's invalid JSON. JSON requires
> > double quotes on strings, so you would expect the following:
> >
> > {
> >     "timestamp": "139396594",
> >     "acct1":
> >     {
> >         "available" : "12594.56",
> >         "pending" : "415.4264"
> >     },
> >     "reserve" :
> >     {
> >         "available" : "175.11"
> >     }
> > }
>
> Correction, JSON does *not* require double quotes around numbers.
>
> It can be wrapped in quotes, but that means it will be decoded as a
> string, which may be a critical difference depending on the decoder
> tool and/or language used.
>
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